How Mount St. Helens eruption transformed volcanic monitoring in WA

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption remains the deadliest in U.S. history, fundamentally changing how scientists monitor ...
KING5

Swarm of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens poses no imminent threat

Four dozen earthquakes were detected at Mount St. Helens over the last month, but volcano seismologist Dr. Weston Thelen of the United States Geological Survey said it’s nothing to worry about. While ...
KING5

Colombian volcano watchers visiting Mount Rainier, St. Helens

Scientists and emergency managers who keep an eye on Washington state volcanoes Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens in case of a future eruption are collaborating with their counterparts from Columbia.
Government Technology

Planning, Coordination Have Come a Long Way Since Eruption of Mount St. Helens

Officials say the eruption and the disorganized response prompted the development of planning and response protocols that have made the region more prepared for a future eruption. (TNS) — When Mount ...
komonews

Challenging ride on side of Mount St. Helens

COUGAR, Wash. (AP) Paul Karr of Bend lives in the epicenter of Northwest mountain bike riding. Yet, during a one-day break in the constant low clouds and showers of late June, Karr hustled up to Mount ...
The Olympian

Could a WA volcano erupt again in our lifetime? What would happen and how you can prepare

The most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history happened less than half a century ago in Washington state. On May 18, 1980, the north side of Mount St. Helens, in southwestern ...
Oregonian

Scenic Mount St. Helens road reopens to Lava Canyon

The scenic national forest road to the southeast side of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, closed since the November 2006 floods, reopens Friday, Oct.3, 2008. Gifford Pinchot National ...