Mount St. Helens' Videos

By the numbers, the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens resulted in about $1 billion in damages. The eruption killed 57 people, approximately 7,000 big game animals, and about 12 million fingerlings in hatcheries. Lahars destroyed 27 bridges and nearly 200 homes, and volcanic ash caused the first known in-flight aircraft engine failure, plus disrupted thousands of households for many months. The devastation spurred efforts to understand the power and awe of those moments, and to communicat

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon may be about to erupt