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July 22, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington State.![Before the Eruption]()
May 17, 1980: Mount St. Helens is shown in Washington state, the day before a massive eruption killed 57 people, as viewed from what came to be known as Johnston Ridge, about six miles from the volcano.![Mount St. Helens]()
May 20, 1980: The eruption of Mount St. Helens knocked down trees along a logging road near the south fork of the Toutle River in Washington state.![Cleaning Up Ash]()
1980: A worker at an auto dealership in Moscow, Idaho uses a blower to remove ash from the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, more than 350 miles away.![Elks Graze]()
May 7, 2010: Elk graze amidst tree trunks left by the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on a hillside above Coldwater Lake in Washington state.![Mount St. Helens]()
May 7, 2010: A present day photograph of Mount St. Helens.30th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Violent Eruption
As the 30th anniversary of the May 18, 1980, eruption approaches, scientists are still studying how the area devastated by the blast continues to recover from the eruption.
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