n ofMount St. on in 1980.

    At t time, ty-eiged States  seen a volcanic eruption for oversixty-five years. t volcanologists called in to monitor and forecast St.

    ion, and t turnedout,  t all.

    St. arted its ominous rumblings on Marc ingmagma, albeit in modest amounts, up to a imes a day, and being constantly sed to o be a safe distance of eigain’s rumblings gre. ourist attraction for the world.

    Nes on t places to get a vieelevision creedlyfleo t, and people ain. Onone day, more ty copters and lig circled t. But as to develop into anytic, people greless, andt t going to bloer all.

    On April 19 tain began to bulge conspicuously. Remarkably,no one in a position of responsibility sa trongly signaled a lateral blast. ts resolutely based t blo side t somet  a community college in tacoma. ed out t St.  , as o be released dramatically and probablycatastrop part of team and ionsattracted little notice.

    e all kno 8:32 A.M. on a Sunday morning, May 18, t and rock rusain slope at 150 miles an   landslide in ory andcarried enougerial to bury ttan to a dept. Aminute later, its flank severely . omic bombs, sing out a murderous  cloud at up to 650 miles anoo fast, clearly, for anyone nearby to outrace. Many people obe in safe areas, often far out of sigaken. Fifty-seven people y-toll  it een miles away.

    t person on t day e student named ion post 5.7 miles from tain, but interviee tion. aken by David Joon. Joon  to report ts later emporary.