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Mount St Helen's Volcano
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.
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Tue 18 May 201022:50GMT
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