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.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door ...

Explore how the landscape of southwest Washington still bears the scars of the Mount St. Helens eruption 45 years later, ...

A new Pompeii excavation revealed details about family members who barricaded themselves with a bed during the Mt. Vesuvius ...

57 people died in the eruption, but the disaster gave scientists a way to develop monitoring tools, improving their ability ...

“Mount St. Helens blows its top,” was the headline of the day in the Deseret News and likely many others newspapers around the world. It was a front page story for many weeks after, as hot volcanic ...

Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active ...

On May 18, 1980, the United States experienced the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in its history.

According to the USGS, Mount St. Helens is the most active volcano in the lower 48 states and the most likely in the Cascades to erupt again.

Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago Sunday when ...