Sunday, May 18 marks 45 years since the disastrous eruption of Mount St. Helens. Fifty-seven people were killed and it remains the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, ...
WASHINGTON, USA — Despite the clouds covering the mountain Sunday, visitors walked through exhibits at the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater, which reopened for the season on Saturday, May 17.
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.
Mount St. Helens in Washington State was once the "Mount Fuji of America"—admired for its symmetrical cone shape similar to Japan's highest peak. It was a popular Pacific Northwest destination, ...
It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at ...
Government scientists confirmed Mount St. Helens is not erupting despite recent concerns. Commercial pilots reported seeing what they believed to be ash near the volcano. Strong winds are lifting old ...