Residents of the Pacific Northwest often cast a wary eye toward Mount St. Helens, but airborne ash this week isn’t a sign of a new eruption. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

Peggy Short-Nottage and her husband joined sightseers rushing to Mount St. Helens when volcanic activity escalated in the spring of 1980. Instead of hopping in a car and making the drive to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and ...

It’s been 45 years since an eruption occurred on the U.S. mainland. The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth spruce ...

In America's Pacific Northwest, not far from Mount St. Helens, is a picturesque area that's great for a quick weekend trip or ...

On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m., Mount St. Helens blew its top. An earthquake generated a landslide, causing the volcano to erupt, spewing lava and rocks. The ensuing ashes blew so far up and away they ...

ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work.

Mount St. Helens environment recovering 45 years after eruption With most plants and animals now back, scientists are shifting their observation focus. When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, hundreds ...