Jan. 31, 2005 -- -- The new lava dome at Mount St. Helens has grown more over the past three months than it did in the six years following the massive explosion of 1980 that sent volcanic ash ...

SEATTLE – More lava emerged Thursday on the crater floor of Mount St. Helens, expanding a rock formation building on the volcano's old lava dome. Airborne observers have seen "vigorous jets" of ...

SEATTLE – The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens (search) is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night. Lava has been climbing to the surface at nearly 1,300 degrees for the past few ...

It’s been a busy year for Mount St. Helens. After snapping back to life with a series of earthquakes that started last September, the volcano has been a veritable lava assembly line, churning ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. - New thermal images reveal that parts of the lava dome in Mount St. Helens' crater are piping hot, and scientists are seeing signs that magma ...

If lava continues to pile up inside the blasted crater of Mount St. Helens at the current rate, the volcano could rebuild its summit in about 10 years.

In the battle between mountains and ice, the cold stuff usually wins. Over time, glaciers can grind down tall peaks like buzz saws. But at Mount St. Helens in Washington, a swelling lump of lava ...

Clouds lifted Wednesday above Mount St. Helens to reveal much of the volcano’s new lava dome has crumbled since the last time scientists got a clear view three weeks ago.

Mount St. Helens has a growing lava dome, indicating that magma is moving through the volcano’s crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said today. “The volcano remains restless,” Tina Neal, a ...

Steam rises from Mount St. Helens’ lava dome recently. Climbing on the mountain reopened in 2006 after being closed for two years due to increased volcanic activity. Photo by JUSTIN GRIGG/Missoulian ...

Mount St. Helens famously erupted in 1980 with catastrophic effect. ... Lava pours out of the summit crater of Mauna Loa about 6:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, ...

A panoramic view of the south rim of Mount St. Helens, looking past the lava dome north toward Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier. Dean J. Koepfler The public is still able to visit multiple recreation ...