Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruptions: 1980 vs. Now
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The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Seattle, Washington, was so powerful it blew off the top of the mountain.
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New growth behind the lava dome in the Mount St. Helens crater sends up a puff of steam above the crater walls as magma continues to push to the surface where it becomes lava in southwest Washington Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.
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Mount St. Helens is waking up. Scientists say the risk of an eruption is much greater than it was just 24 hours ago. The geological survey raised the mountain&#39;s eruption advisory from level 2 to level 3 .
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Mount St. Helens spewed more steam and  ash on Monday, raising concerns about a larger eruption at the  Washington state volcano that woke last week after 18 years of  slumber.
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Mount St. Helens spewed more steam and  ash on Monday as government scientists remained on alert for a  larger eruption at the Washington state volcano, which woke  last week after 18 years of slumber.
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A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St Helens yesterday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October. US Geological Survey scientists said they did not believe a major eruption was
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Mount St. Helens, the giant volcano in southwest Washington that erupted with deadly violence 24 years ago, is churning with increased swarms of tiny earthquakes -- and scientists said Thursday there was a
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Glenn Johnson remembers running outside with canisters to catch some of the volcanic ash that began falling on Pullman after Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. He wanted a souvenir.
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Quake Activity Increases at Mount St. Helens; No Reason to Raise Alert Level, Scientists Say. Roiling clouds part briefly Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2004, to show a new coat of snow on the crater and flanks of Mount St.
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Scientists are warning an eruption of Mount St. Helens could occur within the next 24-hours. Less than a day after the Washington State volcano spewed a cloud of steam, a small volcanic tremor shook the Mountain
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Mount St. Helens began rumbling more intensely yesterday, prompting scientists to warn that a small or moderate eruption could happen in the next few days.
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The Mount St Helens volcano in the US state of Washington has erupted its largest steam and ash cloud since its resurgence in activity last month.
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Oct. 7, 2004 - US authorities on Wednesday lowered the eruption alert around the Mount St. Helens volcano, saying that an explosion of the simmering peak was no longer imminent.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Volcano experts are trying to figure out what other tricks Mount St. Helens might show off after Friday&#39;s eruption, the first in 18 years at the region&#39;s most active volcano.
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The frequency and strength of small earthquakes occurring near Washington state&#39;s Mount St. Helens accelerated for a second day, raising expectations that the volcano may erupt for the first time in almost 20 years.
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Volcanic blasts in what is now Washington State spewed steam and billowed ash in amounts that dwarf the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, research shows.
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MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. Oct. 5, 2004 - Mount St. Helens blew off steam again on Tuesday in what scientists said was the latest indication that a larger eruption may be in the works.