SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Mount St. Helens erupted 40 years ago, on May 18, 1980, sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and claiming 57 lives on the ground. But for months leading up the ...

In 1980, Washington State's Mount St Helens erupted, resulting in 57 human deaths, the most ever recorded for a volcanic eruption in the US, and the deaths of thousands of animals in the area. As well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, ...

Forty-five years ago on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington violently erupted. Here’s a look at volcanoes, then and now. Berkeley, a Look Back: Halloween 1925 reported as ...

Some Pacific Northwesterners woke Tuesday to an unusual sight: A smoky haze shrouded Mount St. Helens, the large, active stratovolcano in Washington state that erupted catastrophically in 1980. But a ...

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.

May 18 marks the 45th anniversary of the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington. The blast in 1980 killed dozens of people and reshaped the volcanic peak in the Cascade ...

May 18, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption — a catastrophic event that transformed the landscape and killed 57 people. From this devastation emerged an incredible ...

Forty-five years ago on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington violently erupted. Here’s a look at volcanoes, then and now. The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption began with a steady ...