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 ...
World’s largest lahar evacuation drill In the wake of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the US Geological Survey set up an lahar detection system at Mount Rainier in 1998, which since 2017 has been ...
Heavy rainfall, which is expected to increase in certain areas in the future, can make the damage caused by volcanic eruptions worse. According to research published in the journal Royal Society Open ...