The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and plumes of ash that did enormous damage. The death of 57 people led to large changes in how the US monitors and prepares for eruptions. On May 18, ...

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 ...

It was the deadliest volcano eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people. KING 5 later produced a documentary of the historic event called, "The Mountain Erupts," showing what it was like in the hours ...

It was a quiet Sunday morning, at 8:32 a.m., 38 years ago when Mount St. Helens blew its top, sending tons of ash into the sky. The volcano had been quiet since the 1850s, but in 1980, geologists were ...

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens. If you weren’t around in 1980, here is what happened: For generations, the picturesque, 9,677-foot peak was a ...

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.

The above image (from Rocky Kolberg) shows the eruption from 35 miles away! Here’s where the ash from Mt. St. Helens accumulated. Three days later on May 21, the ash cloud was seen passing over West ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. - On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, marking the United States’ most deadly and destructive volcanic eruption to date. Around 8:32 a.m., a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook ...

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 ...

ST HELENS, Wash — Engineers who spent the days and years following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens working on the recovery of the region, returned Tuesday to check in on some of their work.