David A. Johnston was killed just hours after his last ever picture was taken. The volcanologist from Chicago, US was once one of the principal scientists on the USGS monitoring team. And his interest ...

Recent increased seismic activity at Mt. Adams has brought state, tribal, and federal leaders together to reassess their ...

Mount Adams, Washington state's largest active volcano, is witnessing a surge in seismic activity. The seismic activity has ...

Rescuers saved three snowmobilers who triggered an avalanche on Mount St. Helens. One man suffered a severe leg injury, but all survived the ordeal.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After an avalanche on Mt. St. Helens left one snowmobiler stuck and another injured, a fellow snowmobiler managed to aid them before calling in a rescue group on Monday.

A snowmobiler plunged into a deep canyon, triggering an avalanche on a Washington mountain, rescuers said. The snowmobiler was riding with other people on Feb. 17 when two of them got stuck in deep ...

But as a shield volcano, Kilauea doesn’t have explosive, Mt. St. Helens-type eruptions. Instead, it emits a steady stream of fluid lava that generally flows gently down the side of the mountain ...

In 1883, the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa made the loudest sound ever recorded - 310 decibels. When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, it blew away the top 1,300 feet (400 m ...

Learn how to prepare for disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, and wildfires in Washington state with these safety tips and ...

On Thursday, March 6, a group of 13 students from the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver bundled up in their warmest winter gear and boarded vans for one of the most unique field trips ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (KATU ... Ten volunteer members of the Volcano Rescue Team responded through challenging conditions, including heavy fresh snow, risks of another avalanche, steep ...

WA leaders are reassessing their plans for the possibility of an eruption at Mount Adams or Mount St. Helens. Dozens of ... who reports to who," said Volcano Program Manager Brian Terbush at ...