Mount St. Helens: Thirty Years Later

May 18, 2010 • Thirty years ago, Mount St. Helens roared back into major activity with a massive eruption that leveled surrounding forest, blasted away over a thousand feet of the mountain's summit, and claimed 57 human lives.

This short video shows the catastrophic eruption - and amazing recovery - through the eyes of the Landsat satellites, which have been imaging our planet for almost forty years.

 

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