In May 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted catastrophically. It resulted in one of the largest natural disasters in American history, claiming 57 lives and even darkening the sun. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Forty-six years ago today, Mount St. Helens unleashed one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in United States history, transforming the Pacific Northwest landscape in ...

Some Pacific Northwesterners woke Tuesday to an unusual sight: A smoky haze shrouded Mount St. Helens, the large, active stratovolcano in Washington state that erupted catastrophically in 1980. But a ...

New research offers clues as to why Mount St. Helens is one of the most explosive volcanoes in the Cascade range and why it stands apart from the chain of other Cascade volcanoes. Scientists from the ...

From 1976: A geologist made a prophetic prediction about which Cascade Range volcano was likely to erupt first: Mount St. Helens. That particular mountain “has a violent history with consistent ...

On May 18, 1980, Don Swanson placed a frenzied call to his wife to let her know that he was OK. "That's nice," she said, unconcerned. She had no idea her geologist husband had spent the morning in a ...