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Mountain of Fire: the Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens

Rebecca E. F. Barone

Ages: 12+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-88165-6

Keywords: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Geology, Survival

For two months in 1980, scientists recognized the signs of an imminent earthquake in Washington State. The power and destruction of the volcano dwarfed predictions. Back matter.