The 1980 eruption of Mt. St Helens as seen near Portland, Oregon 

May 22, 2017 7:10 AM

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Mother Nature: fuckin' shit up since 4,500,000,000 BCE

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Run. Still run.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Neaterrifying. <3

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Blur Parrot car polish did a commercial about how a car with their polish on it was fine afterwards. But I never see Blue Parrot anymore.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

My mother lived there at that time. Living through the ash sounds horrific.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

False. That's the toilet after I've eaten 3 mexican pizzas and a chalupa

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

what we're talking about is fire and brimstone of biblical proportions! rivers seas boiling, dogs and cats living together,mass hysteria!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Saw it from just outside Albany, OR. Roughly 140 miles away. Huge fucking ash column

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

140.0 miles is approx. 1267200.0 Bananas. (beep boop ima bot)

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

"The dream of the 80s is alive in Portland... Portland"

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I have 3 milk cartons filled with ash from this. It's amazing stuff to mess with. Looks like sand but feels like flour. And is always cold.

9 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 1

Right before my great-gramps passed away he gave me and my siblings each jars of Mt. St Helens ash.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Damn that's cool as hell to own

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

*OP's Mum something something something.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

She pooted

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I was 14 when this happened. Scary as hell!

9 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 1

I was just telling my wife about listening to the radio live as it happened. I was 14 and we were camping.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I was 4. I don't remember the event, but I remember it being part of conversations the next few years as I grew up. We lived in BC

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This was caused by the Autobot's Ark crash-landing at the base. Stop spreading lies.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Rumor is it might blow soon again

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ok...soon might be a little much

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

://www.sciencealert.com/nearly-40-years-after-mount-st-helens-deadly-eruption-it-s-recharging

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I always thought they may have been exaggerating about how much of the mountain blew off. Then I flew over it going to Seattle it's amazing.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The volcano was essentially decapitated

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I'm all for super volcanoes erupting and killing us all, but please do it after my cats pass of old age.

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My dad was in a helicopter near it when it happened, he's got some awesome pictures of this.

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Share plz?!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

We lived in OR, I remember coming home from daycare and all of my toys had fallen off the shelves. What a weird thing to remember.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

why do I get the feeling that we're in that period like in LoTR, after all the cool ages happened and before the fellowship

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Right before the last big thing, basically. and that big thing will kill a lot of people.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I remember that! That was the shit!

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 4

No that was the explosion

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

Some shits are very explosive.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The shit was in everyone's pants.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I used to have a small jar of ash from that, collected in Idaho.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I had one too collected from where I live in WA, but someone stole it.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I still have my jar of ash, and an ash tray in the shape of Mt Saint Helens.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

My ex wife was born on that day. Coincidence? I think not

9 years ago | Likes 82 Dislikes 1

My brother too. My parents pointed out the personality similarities through out childhood.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Damn me too ! Happy 37th birthday to her :p

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Me too!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Is she named Helen?

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

*something, something mounting Helen joke*

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imagine when Yellowstone goes

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Lucky you, it will be over quick, unlike for the rest of the world who has do die a lot slower but still a lot faster than usual.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Eruption of Yellowstone, as seen from Detroit."

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

As seen from Hawaii!

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I live 57 miles from Lassen.

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I had no idea about that when I visited a few years back. Pretty thankful, since my panic button is close to the surface

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Will look the same. When seen from Europe.

9 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 1

When Mt St Helen's erupted it emitted 1Km ³ of material if Yellowstone erupted it is predicted to emit 1000km ³ of material.

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It will affect almost all of the states

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I live in Wyoming, so. . . . it's been a good ride Imgur!

9 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 1

B.S. no one lives in Wyoming, and if they did, they don't have wifi that's for sure.

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

There's a town called Jackson hole that's has a 24/7 live stream of their town center in wyoming

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Half of N/A will probably be speckled with lava from the big blast. The ash cloud that cloaks the whole world would block out the sun.

9 years ago | Likes 94 Dislikes 0

Finally

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's when the zombies come out.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

North/America

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Not/Applicable ; )

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Naturally/Aspirated

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then i can take a nap without the sun in my eyes: )

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Ashfall in your eyes is worse.

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Ayo nightshift/shift work employee?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

There's a wide margin on the full effects. The ash cloud itself won't cover the whole world, mainly NA. However, the sulfurs it spews (1/2)

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

will likely alter world-wide climate, with a bit of cooling. Overall, NA would be screwed but the rest would live on

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

So to combat global warming, we just need yellowstone to blow.

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9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sounds like the aftermath of the Trump presidency.

9 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 7

Especially the sulfur bit. Maybe a bit more brimstone?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Then we will fight them in the shade..

9 years ago | Likes 166 Dislikes 0

THIS IS SPARTA!!!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 7

I love you

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9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I was just about to type that in haha +1

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

This is why I always scroll down to the comments.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Fuck I was gonna write that

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bet we're still expected to go to fucking work though even in the ice age.

9 years ago | Likes 39 Dislikes 0

I live in the south. When it snows, everything except the hospitals close down. Fuck you and your pizza.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

At least imgur potato servers won't overheat

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

No but all the 300 and mammoth memes would still crash the servers

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Since there'll be no giraffes, only mammoths would it be imamr? I bet people would still pronounce it wrong.

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Is it a possibility?

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

Possible yes. Probably not for a long time.

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It's a question of when and how badly, not if. The longer the wait the worse it's likely to be.

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No, it's an inevitability. It WILL erupt, the question is when.

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It's overdue to pop

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Yup. I believe it's also due for a while, but with giant margins. Could be completely wrong in that, though.

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The power would be 1000x that of St Helens according to a quick google. C'orr Blimey!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've read before that we are waaaaaaay overdue.

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Like 100,000 years

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not exactly overdue. It's only erupted 3 times, and we're guessing a pattern from that.

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I recall reasing that although its "way overdue", the pressure is constantly being released via geysers, so it won't happen for a long while

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

And overdue isn't exactly right. It's only had 3 big eruptions, so we're guessing a trend from very few data points

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Over due is the term used for the N/A west coast super quake from the shift of tectonic plates.

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Supposedly anytime from now to 10,000 years from now. Give or take a millennia.

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It could be far later than 10k years from now. No indication that it is heading towards happening.

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Fun fact: the singular is millennium!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I forgot to add "few".

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's overdue

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

We're past the first possible estimated date, but only barely. Still thousands of years to go before it's technically overdue

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Give or take a millenia... I can bide my time/

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I'm in Idaho. Damn near first to die.

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and in this instance, your name is the most relevant. Least you'll suffer the least.

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