Deadly Volcanoes: Infamous Eruptions Around the World | Full Special | History

18 May, 1980. I survived the Mt. St. Helens eruption, at age 16. 80-90 miles away. RIP David A. Johnston, and Harry R. Truman.

13:36 That guy doesn't know anything about Mt. St. Helens. The only thing he got right, was the pumice rain in the beginning of the eruption. A USGS geologist named David A. Johnston was the only geologist who predicted that the eruption would be horizontal, instead of vertical. Yes, a little pumice came out of the top, but in around 1/10th of a second, the north face blew outward. They say the mountain came at David A. Johnston at around 650 miles and hour. Camped 6 miles north, the man had less than 10 seconds to live. He grabbed his 2 way microphone, and yelled VANCOUVER VANCOUVER THIS IS IT THIS IS IT .The man was only 30 years old. Since that day, I've always wondered what he saw, and knowing that he was about to die 😔

Can the history channel do just 1 good documentary anymore? I go to watch a video about volcanoes and I get Atlantis now

I love learning about volcanoes and other natural disasters. You don't realize how dangerous volcanoes can be until they erupt

I Love Volcanoes

no Mt. Pinatubo of Philippines?

They always forget to mention the mudslides

i really enjoyed this deep dive into the world of volcanoes, such a fascinating topic! but honestly, i feel like there's way too much focus on the destruction they cause without enough emphasis on the geology and ecosystems that develop around them. it seems like we could celebrate the beauty of nature a bit more, even when it gets dangerous. what do you all think?

Thank You History Great to See a Full Length Video🙂💙👍

Wish the history channel actually played stuff like this nowadays

as Indonesian, news of volcano eruption is quite common here, in fact kinda happened annually. 2 volcanoes so far that affected the world with "year without summer" Tambora and Samalas which is current Rinjani, there also 1 supervolcano eruption Toba

The discriptions of the type of volcanoes gives a false impression of there being four different types when the continental and island arc volcanoes are in fact one and the same as they are produced by the same subduction process. so it is wrong to classify them as different types. The fact they are produced in different places does not make them different.

Fact mistake at 1 min 42 s; one thousand cubic meters of ash, lava, etc ... One thousand cubic meters of ash and lava would be a ridiculously small amount, barely covering a football field with an 8-inch thick layer of these materials, clearly nothing to create a doom-like cataclysm over half of the planet.

Krakatoa . That volcano went " KRAK-ATOA!"

Fascinating and terrifying 😮

3.40 sounded like my grandpa explaining what a volcano is "a volcano is a crack in the ground which Shoots l liquid rock melted below it"

Thank you for the great video. I learned a lot. THANKS.

I definitely remember when Mt St Helens blew! We were living in Washington state then.

I keep waiting for the History channel to catch up & talk about the volcanic caldera in southern Illinois. I know it doesn't fit the "Ring of Fire" narrative but maybe that's the problem.

There is no mention of Mt. Pinatubo?