Mark Smith’s family owned and operated "The Spirit Lake Lodge" at Mount St Helens up until the eruption. It was lost under the blast. Twelve years later, he returned to the area and started Mount St.

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range.

It was early morning on Mount St. Helens when the volcano shook the Earth. Accompanied by a magnitude 5+ earthquake and a debris avalanche, the eruption changed the future of volcanology.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens 25 years ago wasn't all doom and gloom. ... "This volcano was a wonder, one which could diminish the size of the human ego in moments," he wrote.

Mount St. Helens, one of the most studied volcanoes in the United States, is showing signs of renewed activity as its magma chamber begins recharging. ... often preceding volcanic eruptions.

While the USGS website states that Mount St. Helens is the "volcano in the Cascades most likely to erupt again in our lifetimes," the exact timing of the next eruption can't be pinpointed.

Then, drive 29 miles south to Exit 49 to State Route 504, also known as Spirit Lake Highway. Turn off at milepost 5 for the ...

This comes months after another eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in November last year that killed nine people and ...

I overheard a young child cry out, “Help me!” While I never saw the child in the video clip and don’t know what the shout out ...

Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead’s now exposed shoreline, and how it ...

The most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of the U.S. was the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, which killed 57 people and destroyed 200 homes.