On the morning of May 18, 1980, the most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history killed 57 people in Washington state. The enormous column of ash that was unleashed by Mount St. Helens has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sunday, May 18 marks 45 years since the disastrous eruption of Mount St. Helens. Fifty-seven people were killed and it remains the ...

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.

WASHINGTON,- On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens was shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.01 on the Richter Scale. It was strong enough to dislodge a bulge of magma and create an eruption. The Mount St.

The warning did not arrive as a single dramatic sign but as a slow distortion of a familiar peak. As the north side of Mount ...

It’s been 45 years since an eruption occurred on the U.S. mainland. The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth spruce ...

A common trait among first responders is the sense to run toward danger as everyone else is fleeing for their lives. On May 18, 1980, Don Prest, a Naches resident, was one of those heading into a ...

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