TROUT LAKE — As Pat Arnold plucked weeds from her yard with a view of snow-capped Mount Adams, she navigated around large boulders that hint at the volcano’s destructive past. Over the course of ...
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 ...
One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.
America’s deadliest volcano has just rattled through more than 1,000 tiny earthquakes in a matter of days, a drumbeat of tremors that has revived old fears about catastrophic mudflows racing down its ...
The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more ...