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Recent Observations: Over the past week, earthquakes were located at Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Mount Hood, including a seismic swarm at Mount St. Helens from November 20–21 and a M 2. ...
Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980, and in the decades since technology and research on volcanos and earthquakes has advanced as dangers such as Mount Rainier and Mount Baker loom.
After the 1980 eruption, Congress funded the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory to monitor volcanoes in the Cascades range, including Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood and Mount Rainier.
Forty-three years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering a magnitude 5 earthquake and spewing ash, mud and debris across southwest Washington. The explosion killed 57 people and changed ...
Of 18 volcanoes in the United States now identified by the USGS as “very high threat,” 10 are in the Cascades — Mount St. Helens, Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Crater Lake, Glacier ...
Mount St. Helens had a devastating eruption on May 18, 1980, that killed 57 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and cabins, and reshaped the volcanic peak, according to the USGS.
During the Mount St. Helens eruptions, lahars flowed up to 60 miles destroying 200 homes. Lahars are one of the risks with a Mount Rainier eruption, so many foothill communities prepare.
Mount St. Helens has experienced slightly heightened seismic activity this year, compared to recent years, with 22 earthquakes in the last week alone, according to the observatory.
Mt. Hood National Forest is introducing climbing permits in 2024 for climbers traveling above a 9,500-foot elevation, ... For a number of years, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, ...
SEATTLE — On a clear day, Mount Rainier is visible south of Boeing field. But it's hidden the day we're slated to go on Kenmore Air's Mount Rainier & Mount St. Helens Volcano Tour, meant to show ...