36 years ago, Mount St. Helens erupted, has helped scientists since

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http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/05/36_years_ago_mount_st_helens_e.html#incart_2box

"For weeks in spring 1980, Mount St. Helens' northern flank rose about 5 feet a day as magma pushed the ground higher.

Then on May 18, the ground shook violently as much of the volcano's northern side collapsed in a massive landslide, causing an eruption that spewed ash almost 80,000 feet into the air.

A nine-hour cataclysm began to unfold.

Today -- 36 years later -- that ground collapse is continuing to help scientist who study volcanos and eruptions identify other past and present magmatic events.

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Memories, or something like that...