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In the aftermath of Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption, an unusual experiment with gophers set the stage for an unexpected ...
Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...
This is a repost from the archives, an older post by Henrik which has been updated to reflect more recent findings. Did you know there are 255 volcanoes or volcanic features listed in the US?
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the blast released 3.3 billion cubic yards of earth from the mountain.