Witness Mount St Helen's Volcano

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Last broadcast on Tuesday, 23:50 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

When Mount St Helens erupted in the USA in 1980 it sent a huge cloud of ash and dust over eleven states.

Geologist Dorothy Stoffel was flying directly above the volcano as it blew. She tells Witness about that day.

Related Links

• On This Day: Nine dead after Mount St Helens eruption
• Discovery: Under the Volcano - The eruption of Eyjafjallajoekull in Iceland

Broadcasts

1. Tue 18 May 2010
   05:50
   BBC World Service
2. Tue 18 May 2010
   08:50
   BBC World Service
3. Tue 18 May 2010
   11:50
   BBC World Service
4. Tue 18 May 2010
   23:50
   BBC World Service