David Alexander Johnston (December 18, 1949 – May 18, 1980) was an American United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist who was killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. …

David Johnston, a 30-year-old volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, was swept away by the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens on the morning of May 18, 1980.

Feb 13, 2025 · David A. Johnston was killed just hours after his last ever picture was taken. The volcanologist from Chicago, US was once one of the principal scientists on the USGS …

May 18, 2019 · Her second book: "A Hero on Mount St. Helens," published by University of Illinois Press in May 2019, is a biography of Dr. David Johnston, who died in the line of duty as a …

Jun 27, 2019 · One of those lost was Dr. David A. Johnston. Johnston was the first volcanologist on the mountain’s flank when it stirred after more than 100 years of quiet.

The event killed 57 people, one of which was the 30 year old volcanologist David A. Johnston, who was monitoring the volcano from 5 miles away at Coldwater II (now the site of the …

May 17, 2020 · David Johnston, a scientist studying Mount St. Helens when it erupted in 1980, was killed in the blast. His body was never recovered.

David Johnston (newsreader) (born 1941), former Australian newsreader David A. Johnston (1949–1980), volcanologist killed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

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David Alexander Johnston (December 18, 1949 – May 18, 1980) was an American United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist who was killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. …