Even volcanic ash can serve as insulation for a glacier. "A cross section of the glacier would look like a layer cake," said Schilling, who has been granted permits for his Mount St. Helens research.

A behind-the-scenes look at Oregon Field's story on Mt St Helens and Glacier Caves.

The 1990s focused on rebuilding and establishing new visitor facilities, including the Johnston Ridge Observatory, which ...

A glacier that had been growing in the crater of Mount St. Helens since late fall 1980 has gone without an official name for years, although the state board recently announced four finalists.

“We want you to not just look at Mount St. Helens, but remember we have four other active volcanoes in our state – Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Baker and Glacier Peak,” Terbush said ...

Malone was, and still is, lead scientist at the University of Washington in charge of monitoring Mount St. Helens' seismic activity for signs of eruption.

Per the Forest Service, the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a 110,000-acre designation within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

And behind Mount St. Helens, Glacier Peak volcano is the second most-active explosive volcano in the Cascades.” Glacier Peak last erupted around 1,100 years ago.

This weekend is the 44th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, a major event for those who remember it or know the history.

MT. ST. HELENS, Wash — Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago Sunday when the sleeping giant woke up and erupted into ...

Even though over 400 earthquakes have been detected near Mt. St. Helens since mid-July, one expert says the Pacific Northwest doesn’t need to worry about an eruption.