How Mount St. Helens eruption transformed volcanic monitoring in WA

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption remains the deadliest in U.S. history, fundamentally changing how scientists monitor volcanic activity.

The most dangerous volcanic threat to America is coming and it doesn’t need an eruption to begin

These fast-moving mudflows can devastate towns in a matter of minutes.

Mount St. Helens erupted 46 years ago. Can it erupt again?

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and claimed the lives of 57 people. Here is everything you need to know 46 years ...

Former local lawmaker recalls helicopter trip around Mount St. Helens just hours before secondary eruption

With the recent 46th anniversary of the initial eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, many recalled where they were ...
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Monday marks 46 years since Mount St. Helens eruption

Monday, May 18, 2026 marks a somber anniversary for the Pacific Northwest and the country. It was on that date 46 years ago that Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed by ...

Remembering the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption 46 years later

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption killed 57 people and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
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Mount St. Helens eruption: Never-before-published photos

Peggy Short-Nottage and her husband joined sightseers rushing to Mount St. Helens when volcanic activity escalated in the spring of 1980. Instead of hopping in a car and making the drive to ...
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Mount St. Helens: Remembering the deadliest U.S. volcanic event 38 years later

Thirty-eight years ago, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington, spewing ash, rock, and hot gasses into the air and causing mud to flow down the mountainsides. The eruption took place on May 18, 1980, ...