The 1980 Mt. Saint Helen’s eruption will go down infamously as one of the Nation’s worst natural disasters to ever occur. It has been the eruption in the minds and hearts of Americans. The molten hot rock destroyed everything in its path and left the landscape bare and lifeless, taking with it the lives of fifty-seven Americans. This destruction touched the heart of every American, and we ask ourselves, Why and how does this happen? What are the effects of destructive eruptions on the landscape? It is paramount to fully understand these processes and its effects so that we can learn more about this natural disaster and hopefully one day are able to have more warning before the eruption takes place.
