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The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens is widely remembered, but the six weeks leading up to the eruption were a significant event as well, with the mountain bulging hundreds of feet in a short period of time due to lava buildup.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens, known as Lewitt to the Puyallup people, has been passed down as a geomyth through generations of indigenous tribes surrounding the area, but was named Mount St. Helens by European settlers in 1792, and has yet to be renamed.
The podcast discusses people who choose to stay in their homes despite receiving evacuation orders during a volcanic eruption and their reasons for doing so.
The governor of Washington state was hesitant to call for an evacuation of Mount St. Helens despite warning signs because the area provided important revenue from logging and tourism. People were caught off guard when the eruption occurred, with some narrowly escaping with their lives.
Eyewitnesses recount the moment when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, describing the massive fracture that shot across the mountain and the incomprehensible sight of the eruption.
A vivid description of the recent landslide in India that has caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The podcast also briefly touches upon unrelated topics such as weird sex stuff and a neurotic gay playwright.
People shared stories of outrunning ash debris, while the eruption transformed the top of the mountain into an amphitheater.
Researchers are studying the aftermath of the volcanic eruption in Mount St. Helens through active research and studies, even as a new lava dome is on the rise.
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