In memory of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, we are rerunning this history column documenting his visit to ...

The first sign of activity began in the spring ... to give a precise date scientists tried to predict the eruption of Mount St Helens by measuring the frequency of earthquakes on the mountain.

On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and ... The Columbian has written about every aspect of the eruption — the people who died, including Columbian photographer Reid ...

An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will likely erupt in 2025, scientists say. Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most ...

When Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It was clear the land would take a long time to recover from the eruption.

“High rates of seismicity, interpreted as recharge, have been observed in the past at Mount St. Helens and at other volcanoes ...

Mount St. Helens has recently been swarming with geological activity, which could mean the giant American volcano is gearing up for its next big eruption. Produced by Zach Wasser and Dave Mosher.

Registration is still open for the Mount St. Helens Institute's 12-week Volcano Naturalist Program, which runs Feb. 4 to April 29. Participants in this program will explore diverse aspects of the ...

Editor's note: This column was first published ... on a presumption that any eruption would go straight up through the summit. Harry Truman, who owned the Mount St. Helens Lodge on Spirit Lake ...

Unlike the Pacific Northwest’s steep-sloped Cascade volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens or Mount Hood that tend to explode ...