One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried ...

However, high level volcanic explosions do happen, as was the case with Mount Saint Helens in Washington state, which became the most deadly and destructive eruption in American history.

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 ...

“High rates of seismicity, interpreted as recharge, have been observed in the past at Mount St. Helens and at other volcanoes ...

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. Produced by Zach Wasser and Dave Mosher.

For many, the word “eruption” brings to mind 1980 when Mount Saint Helens demonstrated that the Washington Cascades are one of the most volcanically active parts of the country. Mount Saint ...