In this week’s volcanic news update, two significant events have captured global attention. The first is the eruption of a ...

If an eruption happens, it would likely occur at Crater Peak, shown in the background of this summit photograph. Over the past 12 months, an Alaskan volcano named Mount Spurr has become noticeably ...

Axial Seamount is the best-monitored submarine volcano ... eruptions is legendary: when Mt. Vesuvius blew in 79 AD, it wiped out the ancient Roman city of Pompeii; when Mt. St. Helens erupted ...

Before erupting in 1980, Mount St. Helens was a steep, conical volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption, the upper 1,300 feet of the summit was removed ...

Mount St. Helens was a steep, conical volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption, the upper 1,300 feet of the summit was removed by a huge debris avalanche.

While volcanic eruptions can have a long-lasting impact on Earth’s temperature, Mount St. Helens’ eruption didn’t. That’s because its eruption was missing a key ash ingredient: Sulfur.

He said in the 90s, he even hiked up the volcano, and had the opportunity to look down into the crater. RELATED: Mount St. Helens eruption: See rare footage of the 1980 eruption from KGW archives ...

A volcano eruption near Oregon is brewing — but don't panic about Axial Seamount. The undersea volcano has been attracting attention for months as scientists prepare for an eruption they expect ...

John Yang looks back at the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history with Steve Olson, author of “Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens.” It was 45 years ago ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of ...

Seeing what Mount St. Helens was capable of ushered in a new era of volcanic study in the Northwest. Two years after the eruption, then-President Ronald Reagan and Congress created the Mount St ...