One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried ...

two cornice breaks and the death of an experienced climber on Mount St. Helens, the U.S. Forest Service is asking climbers to stay away from the rim and avoid looking down into the crater at all ...

A teenager when he began scuba diving in the shadow of Mount St. Helens, he remembers the lake ... growing a new lava dome in its crater, and captivating sightseers and geologists.

Experts believe a Mount Rainier eruption would post a grave threat to millions who live in the southern and eastern sections ...

A very common case study for volcanoes is the eruption of Mount St Helens in the USA in 1980. Other case studies include the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in 1974 and Heimaey eruption in ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central Washington — including the Yakima Valley — in volcanic ash, then-President Carter made a trip to the mountain to survey the damage ...

On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and changing the way residents of the Northwest viewed the volcano in their midst. For the last 40 years, The Columbian has written ...

Now, peering into a newborn crater, they felt the ground tremble ... bubbling cauldrons of mud. Until Mount St. Helens blew in 1980, Lassen's eruption was the most recent volcanic explosion ...

where they come face to face with Mount St. Helens crater! Beacon Rock State Park is in the center of the Columbia River Gorge Natural Scenic Area and is the perfect place to stop along the scenic ...

(Allen Thomas/for The Columbian) COUGAR — The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has removed the slide on Road No. 83 on the south side of Mount St. Helens, fixing a wet crossing that was the bane ...