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 ...

With the recent 46th anniversary of the initial eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, many recalled where they were ...

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 ...

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption remains the deadliest in U.S. history, fundamentally changing how scientists monitor volcanic activity.

46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted. The massive eruption sent ash and steam skyward as the north face of the mountain collapsed.

Some Pacific Northwesterners woke Tuesday to an unusual sight: A smoky haze shrouded Mount St. Helens, the large, active stratovolcano in Washington state that erupted catastrophically in 1980. But a ...

On May 18, 1980, Don Swanson placed a frenzied call to his wife to let her know that he was OK. "That's nice," she said, unconcerned. She had no idea her geologist husband had spent the morning in a ...