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 ...

Washington state may not have to worry about hurricanes, but it is volcano country. The United States has 161 active volcanoes – all in the western U.S. – but only 18 are classified as a "very high ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The Twin Towers in New York in 2001 and the explosion of Mount St. Helens in Washington State in 1980. Both destinations ...

The Mount St. Helens Institute is holding an online event to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens ...

When people think about animals and extreme environments, they usually picture survival stories, not transformation. It is easy to assume that when a landscape is wiped clean by something as powerful ...

COLFAX, Wash. — On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, sending ash to 11 different states and two Canadian provinces. After the eruption came the monumental task of removing the ash from roads, ...

It will be 46 years on May 18 since the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington’s Skamania County that killed more than 50 ...

A small explosion of rocks, ash and steam could occur within the next few days within the crater of Mount St. Helens, where earthquake activity has been steadily building for nearly a week, scientists ...