Washington’s intense bout with record-breaking temperatures likely triggered a glacial mudslide on Mount Rainer. Monitors registered the lahar Tuesday afternoon, saying it lasted for hours. Lahars, ...

In the shadow of Washington State’s Mount Rainier, about 90,000 people live in the path of a potential large lahar—a destructive, fluid and fast-moving debris flow associated with volcanic slopes. At ...

Mount Rainier’s newly-approved lahar detection upgrades will have a quirk: A couple of stations planted right in the likely paths of mudslides. In other words, researchers will be putting their Mt.

A new report from the Department of Natural Resources estimates that a volcanic mudflow, known as a ‘"lahar," from Mount Rainier could produce property losses of up to $6 billion to communities in the ...

SEATTLE — Editor's note: The above video on the USGS adding more lahar detection sites at Mount Rainier National Park originally aired June 8, 2021. SEATTLE - Western Washington is virtually ...

For many, the word “eruption” brings to mind 1980 when Mount Saint Helens demonstrated that the Washington Cascades are one of the most volcanically active parts of the country. Mount Saint Helens, ...

The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more ...

Although the Nike Lahar Low dropped weeks ago, sneaker fans are still searching for a pair to add to their footwear collection. Luckily for those that are still on the hunt for the shoe, they can ...

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - A volcanic mudslide from New Zealand's 2,800 metre Mount Ruapehu is likely to be triggered in the coming weeks as melting snow fills the summit's swollen crater lake, local media ...