1	GREAT DISASTERS: Mt. Saint Helens Eruption By Austin B. and Jackson M. February 2007
2	Mt. Saint Helens Mount Saint Helens is a volcano in the cascade mountains that has erupted many times.
3	Where did it happen? The eruption happened 95 miles away from Seattle, Washington in the Cascade Mountains.
4	When did it happen? May 18,1980 at 8:32am.
5	How/Why did it happen? The reason Mount Saint Helens erupted was because of an earthquake that ripped open the north side of the volcano causing lava to spill out of the crack.
6	What were the damages? 57 people died from the blast the eruption caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage it dropped the elevation from 9,677ft. to8,356ft
7	Could this disaster have been avoided? No because this was a natural disaster but if they new about it they could have evacuated people, to prevent the deaths.
8	What has happened since the disaster? Now after the eruption plants are growing freely through the valley & animals prospered through out the land.
9	BIBLIOGRAPHY “Mount Saint Helens.“ World Encyclopedia . 1999. Lauber Patricia. Volcano. New York: Aladdin paperback , 1986. "Food for Thought." National Wildlife Nov. 2000: 42-48. “Wikipedia." 21 March 2007. <http://www.wikipedia.com>. "Food for Thought." National Wildlife Nov. 2000: 42-48. here.
10	ABOUT US Hi my name is Jackson and I wrote this because I wanted to learn about Mount Saint Helens. My partner is Austin he is a good friend. we both thought this natural disaster would be interesting. that’s why we wrote this.