Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.

Saturday marks the 44-year anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption in Washington. The blast on May 18, 1980, is the worst volcanic eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people and spewing 520 million ...

Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

Mount St. Helens has begun rumbling again recently - more than four decades after the worst eruption in US history. Since February 1, 2024, approximately 350 earthquakes have been recorded at the ...

Jan. 3—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 ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — About 400 earthquakes have rumbled under Mount St. Helens since mid-July, the largest chain of shakes since the volcano finished erupting in 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Due to its proximity to urban areas and its volatile activity in recent decades, Mount St. Helens may be the most closely monitored volcano in history. Digital telemetry — systems that automatically ...

Stepping up to Johnston Ridge, I stared out into a wall of gray. I could barely make out the lip of Mount St. Helens, just as it disappeared – swallowed completely by the fog. Hiking along the ridge ...