The Volcano World Cup begins! Check out Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea & Czechia. Then vote for the two counties who should advance! eruptions.site/2026/06/11/v...
If you need a primer for reading the group pages/bracket: eruptions.site/2026/06/09/h... #VolcanoWorldCup #WorldCup
It is time for Group B in the Volcano World Cup! There might be an obvious favorite but the battle for spots 2-4 is going to be tough ... but maybe not for the reasons you expect: eruptions.site/2026/06/12/v...
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Tidbit about that day for San Diegians: Don Coryell was hired as Chargers head coach that same day, who'd lead them to notable playoff runs over the next few years.
Also, Whoopi Goldberg has gone on record saying that seeing 182 go down that clear morning sky led to an aversion to flying.
June 12/13, 1980
Arguably my favorite video from last year.
Super sky point, as always, to Big Red.
June 13, 1980 | Eruption #3: Aftermath
"Again, Mount St. Helens."
Frank Reynolds opened this evening's ABC World News Tonight, perhaps recognizing the waning novelty of the volcano's fury.
Planes, cars, and the roses in the Rose City were coated in dampened ash. Few bothered with masks.
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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
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Mount St. Helens Archive
Mount St. Helens Archive
Mount St. Helens Archive
Mount St. Helens Archive
Groggy like most sportspeople after the Knicks got it done, so here's a repost.
Off-topic, but not out of pocket, I think. No surprise, but news casts from the pre-internet era are a bit of an interest of mine.
With that, a full newscast of the aftermath of the crash of PSA flight 182 in San Diego from September 25, 1978.
If you watch it, tell me what stands out the most.
#MSH45 | June 13, 1980
Aftermath of the third eruption. Mount St. Helens has returned to quiet.
In speaking with reporters after the event, USGS geologist Pete Rowley downplayed any role of tidal forces or Friday the 13th.
