Witnesses remember Mount St. Helens eruption 41 years later
SPOKANE, Wash. --- The images of Mount St. Helens erupting into the sky invokes powerful memories for many Washington residents. 41 years ago the volcano finally went, spewing ash…
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12 earthquakes reported near Stanley in 24 hours
Twelve earthquakes have been reported across Central Idaho in the past 24 hours.
Mount St. Helens eruption's 40th anniversary to be observed Monday
The 40th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption is Monday, and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has pulled archived photos of the historic event.
7.5 magnitude quake hits Ecuador
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador early Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Lava flow from most active fissure on Hawaii's Kilauea slows dramatically
After three devastating months of volcanic activity, the most active lava flow on Hawaii's Big Island has come to a near halt, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Earthquake kills 14 on tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia
Fourteen people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia Sunday, damaging more than 1,000 homes and sending residents fleeing for safety.
Lava from the Hawaii volcano has created a tiny new island
Lava that's still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.
Explosions at Hawaii's Kilauea summit keep producing magnitude 5.3 quakes
For the seventh time in eight days, an explosion at the Kilauea summit on Hawaii's Big Island erupted Thursday morning with a force equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 or higher, according to the US Geological Survey.
Strange geologic activity under New England surprises scientists
Earth is constantly evolving and reshaping itself through geological processes.
Hawaii volcano's bubbling lava is enough to cover Manhattan
The Kilauea volcano erupted 36 days ago, and with it came massive ash clouds, earthquakes, mountains of lava and hundreds of evacuations on Hawaii's big Island.
Hawaii volcano creating its own weather
The Hawaii volcano, in addition to spewing ash, fountaining lava and bursting lava bombs from the Earth, is even creating its own weather. The United States Geological Survey, or USGS, posted a photo to Facebook from earlier this week that shows building pyrocumulus clouds over fissure 8.
Fast-moving lava sparks immediate evacuations in Hawaii
A fast-moving lava flow from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced more residents out of their homes and in search of shelter from other threatening forms of volcanic activity.
5 earthquakes rumble California
A series of five temblors struck California in about 18 hours, three of them near the small town of Cabazon, according to the US Geological Survey.
Residents flee as lava destroys 26 homes in Hawaii
When Jordan Sonner bought her home on Hawaii's Big Island in 2016, she knew her neighborhood sat in the East Rift Zone, in the shadow of the Kilauea volcano.
Polar bears could face extinction faster than thought, study says
Polar bears are starving and could face extinction faster than previously thought, according to a new study.
Delaware earthquake registers at 4.1
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Thursday afternoon near Dover, Delaware, and was felt from New York to Baltimore.
