Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and ...

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The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...

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