{"id":11,"date":"2026-05-18T14:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:36:23","slug":"deseret-news-archives-mount-st-helens-brought-the-fire-and-the-fumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Mount St. Helens brought the fire and the fumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>This story was originally published on May 18, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=9\">Sam Merrill and Donovan Mitchell\u2019s big games help Cavaliers to Eastern Conference Finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Active since mid-March, the May 18 eruption remains the most significant volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in recent history, blasting more than 1,300 feet off the top and raining volcanic ash for miles around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMount St. Helens blows its top,\u201d was the headline of the day in the Deseret News and likely many others newspapers around the world. It was a front page story for many weeks after, as hot volcanic ash \u201cspewed 60,000 feet into the air and turned day into night as the ash fell to the ground\u201d before traveling the planet on the jet stream.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=7\">Sam Merrill and Donovan Mitchell\u2019s big games help Cavaliers to Eastern Conference Finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, the volcano has become a world-class outdoor laboratory for the study of volcanoes, ecosystems and forestry, as well as a major recreational and tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, the volcano belched again, but did not erupt.<\/p>\n<p>Here is some of the Deseret News coverage by colleagues through the years:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c10 years after eruption, life returns to Mount St. Helens\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA look back: 35 years after Mount St. Helens\u2019 deadly eruption\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption \u2014 did they know it would happen beforehand?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimbers return to rim of Mount St. Helens\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurvivors describe the day the mountain blew\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This date in history: 45 years ago today, Americans were confronted with nature\u2019s powerful forces. 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