Thirty years (and one day) ago, Mount St. Helens blew its top. Or rather, its side. After months of heightened seismic activity, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake caused the flank of the mountain to suddenly ...
This striking satellite photo shows the unusual shape of Spirit Lake, which was transformed into a giant anatomically inaccurate heart by the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Today, the ...