The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

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 ...

From awe-inspiring beauty to catastrophic destruction, volcanoes are among Earth’s most powerful forces. With molten rock bubbling beneath the surface and the potential to change landscapes in an ...

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.

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

The eruption of Indonesia's Mount Tambora on April 10, 1815, was the most powerful volcanic blast in history. The immediate ...

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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.

Before 1980, volcanologists didn't have a lot of experience with volcanoes that collapse. But since Mount St. Helens, because of all the lessons that they learned from that eruption, they've ...

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.