Scientists from the United States Geological Survey are enhancing their surveillance of volcanoes in the Cascade Range as low ...
United States Geological Survey scientists are maintaining heightened monitoring of Cascade Range volcanoes as a pattern of ...
Mount Rainier’s seismic sensors showed unusual activity for several days, prompting widespread attention online, but experts told KIRO 7 News the readings came from a malfunctioning instrument rather ...
No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier. But there is an eruption of backlash for an article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting. If you were ...
Washington state may not have to worry about hurricanes, but it is volcano country. The United States has 161 active volcanoes – all in the western U.S. – but only 18 are classified as a "very high ...
A shocking number of Seattleites don’t know Mount Rainier is volcanic—as are Mount Baker and Glacier Peak. Credit: Jessica Stein Seattle’s proximity to volcanoes makes us unlike almost any other city ...
An outpouring of magma isn’t the biggest risk to people downhill from Mount Rainier. The active volcano’s greatest danger comes from lahars — amalgams of mud, rock and water that are as dense as wet ...
The previous chapters reviewed the hazards to property and life from Mount Rainier and outlined research needed to provide for better understanding of their nature and frequency of occurrence. This ...