The 2,700-acre lake now sits at the center of a restricted research area taking up roughly a quarter of the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which Congress set aside in ...

His words proved prophetic, as in 1982 President Ronald Reagan created the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, where people can see the mountain and how nature is healing from the damage ...

Until Mount St. Helens blew in 1980 ... and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where they literally bubble and steam.

On May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people and changing the way residents of the Northwest viewed the volcano in their midst. For the last 40 years, The Columbian has written ...

Yellowstone National Park, known for erupting geysers like Old Faithful, is home to one of earth’s largest volcanic systems, with the capacity to wreak havoc on an entire continent — and components of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Mount St. Helens has recently been swarming with geological activity, which could mean the giant American volcano is gearing up for its next big eruption.

Lahars are very destructive volcanic mudflows that can swallow everything in their paths. During the Mount St. Helens eruptions, lahars flowed up to 60 miles destroying 200 homes. Lahars are one ...

The center is set to reopen again on May 17 for the 45th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption. Other upcoming events for the nonprofit include the Volcano Naturalist Program, a 12-week ...

A very common case study for volcanoes is the eruption of Mount St Helens in the USA in 1980. Other case studies include the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in 1974 and Heimaey eruption in ...

Today, it still fascinates millions. People from around the globe are drawn to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. KSPS's St. Helens: Out of the Ash provides eyewitness accounts of ...