The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth ...

Stunning, historic front-page coverage from The Oregonian reporters Les Zaitz and Steve Jenning reports the confusion and ...

The Axial Seamount is located 300 miles off of the coast of Oregon. Researchers say it’s following patterns shown before its last eruption.

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption began with a steady series of earthquakes in March. By April it began spewing smoke, ...

Michael Cairns flew a National Guard helicopter on a rescue and recovery mission to Mount St. Helens. His book, "Under the ...

The volcano is thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, so it poses no danger to people. But under all that water, a ...

From mighty rivers to high mountain peaks, most of the West Coast’s search-and-rescue programs rely entirely on volunteers.

A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is ...

Axial Seamount, a mile-wide underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an imminent eruption. The volcano ...