On the morning of May 18, 1980, a volcano erupted not from its peak but from its side. In the minutes that followed, volcanic violence devastated the landscape, unleashing eight times more energy t… ...

Aerial photos of Mount St. Helens before and after its May 18, 1980, eruption reveal magnitude of ash and destruction during the volcanic activity. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

The devastating eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, was a global event in more ways than one: As ash from the Northwest volcano circled the Earth, images of the natural disaster ...

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, ... Wind blew roughly 520 million tons of ash and volcanic glass to eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana. It was dark enough to obscure the sun in some cities.

The Mount St. Helens' eruption in Washington on May 18, 1980 is the worst volcanic eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people and spewing 520 million tons of ash across the U.S.

Mount St. Helens in Washington state is one of the most well-monitored volcanoes on the planet, and with good reason. ... The eruption column of volcanic ash and gas rose 80,000 feet, ...

Mount St. Helens erupted 45 years ago, causing the deadliest volcanic disaster in U.S. history. May 18 marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted, devastating 230 square miles and killing 57 ...

Over the past 4,000 years, Mount St. Helens has been the most prolific volcano in the Cascades, erupting in a dizzying array of styles, from ear splitting explosions to rivers of lava. But by 1980 ...

FILE – In this May 19, 1980, file photo, clouds of ash from the eruption of the Mount St. Helens volcano move over the Ephrata Airport in Ephrata, Wash. May 18, 2020, is the 40th anniversary of ...