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archaeology, Herculaneum, Mount St Helens, Pompeii, volcano, WEA
The eruption of Mount St Helens on May 18, 1980 is perhaps one of the most famous, and well-studied, volcanic eruptions of modern times and provides a good analogy for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79.
Video Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS
