Mount St. Helens Institute holds online talk for eruption anniversary

The Mount St. Helens Institute is holding an online event to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980, which killed 57 people and forever altered the landscape.

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USGS Scientist Emerita Carolyn Driedger is set to share her personal memories from the field at the time and discuss how the blast has affected emergency planning, volcano science and more.

The talk will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. May 18, and costs $10 per household to watch online.

An in-person option for the talk in Vancouver is sold out.

Visit www.mshinstitute.org/events/views-and-brews-051826 to learn more.

Mount St. Helens Eruption

Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, with a fury more powerful than the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima, Japan.

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM.