Mount Merapi erupts in Java, sending ash and smoke into the sky as the scene is caught on camera. The footage shows the ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it became one of the most devastating disasters in American history. The massive eruption transformed the surrounding landscape within moments, sending ...

The plumbing systems of volcanoes are vast and complex. But they aren't consistent, even in the same volcano. A Cornell-led collaboration found very different mechanisms behind two historic eruptions ...

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – The 48th episode of the Mount Kīlauea volcano is officially underway in Hawaii after the monstrous summit slowly began to ooze lava over the weekend. Starting ...

The standard climb up Mount Everest from Nepal ascends more than 11,000 vertical feet and crosses 5.5 miles in total distance. Along that journey, climbers trudge through the Khumbu Icefall, along the ...

After Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, experts were faced with a precarious question: How can we best prepare for when—not if—the next volcanic eruption in the Cascade Range occurs? Triggered by a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new documentary will soon tell the story of the life and death of Robert Landsburg, a Portland photographer who died during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens after using his ...

Forty-six years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted and unleashed a catastrophic landslide and mudflows that led to the deaths of 57 people. It happened at 3:47 p.m. on Thursday, March 20th, 1980, and ...

Cascade Locks’ Brigham Fish Market is asking for help ID’ing a suspect seen on video breaking in at 3:49 a.m. America marks 250 years of independence as Portland residents reflect on progress America ...

On May 18, 1980, 30-year-old scientist David Johnston was in an observation post with the U.S. Geological survey monitoring Mount St. Helens. At 8:32 a.m., a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck beneath ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens remains the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history, claiming 57 lives and flattening 230 square miles of forest. The blast sent a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Monday marks 46 years since the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, one of the most destructive volcanic events in U.S. history. On May 18, 1980, the Washington volcano erupted ...