Forty-three years ago, a Plinian eruptive column rose into the sky and volcanic debris rapidly spewed from the volcano. This cataclysmic eruption, which occurred on May 18, 1980, is the most ...

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

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 ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Mount St. Helens erupted 40 years ago, on May 18, 1980, sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and claiming 57 lives on the ground. But for months leading up the ...

This browser does not support the Video element. 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.

Mount Saint Helens is the biggest volcanic eruption in United States history, and this weekend marked 45 years. The eruption and the following landslide killed 57 people, destroyed 200 homes, and ...

A Seattle high school student captured incredible photos of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption while on a class field trip in Eastern Washington. The volcano eruption on May 18, 1980 killed 57 people ...

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens led to better seismic monitoring, increasing seismometers in the Pacific Northwest from a dozen to over 700. Mount St. Helens environment recovering 45 years ...