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Mount St. Helens, Forty Years Later: How NOAA Monitors Volcanoes From Earth Orbit

May 18, 2020
Imagery of Mt. St. Helens

Forty years ago today, iconic Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington state in the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. The blast was famously seen from space.

Learn more about this event and how satellites continue to track eruptions around the world: go.usa.gov/xvzSa