Mount Rainier, the massive stratovolcano in Washington state, has remained dormant for over 1,000 years, but experts caution that an eruption is inevitable. If it were to erupt, the consequences ...

Over the last 20 years, scientists have been upgrading and expanding lahar monitoring stations around this volcano, collectively known as The Mount Rainier Lahar Detection System. This system is ...

The big picture: Parody accounts from Mount Rainier and Mount Hood ... What they're saying: "Rainier, you're the volcanic ...

Mount Rainier National Park Standing 14,410 feet ... second only to Denali and other mountains in Alaska. The mountain's volcanic nature and changing weather conditions add to its complexity.

When the volcano does erupt ... “It takes time to build a bridge and we can’t do it if Mount Rainier starts getting unsettled. This needs to be part of the long-term plan of the City of ...

They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a famous stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that erupt from multiple vents.

But you may have heard less about lahars -- fast-moving mudflows that emerge from volcanoes ... the threats they pose to communities near Mount Rainier. We can only make Seattle Now because ...

Once again, some persuasive pictures of Mount Rainier have led a few to wonder if the volcano was erupting. But, no, Mount Rainier is not actually venting. The National Weather Service’s (NWS ...

There’s something grounding about walking through places that remind you how old and complex the planet really is. These ...

Just around the volcano, Timberline Lodge will also remain closed on ... Further north, White Pass Ski area, which is just southeast of Mount Rainier, will also remain closed on Tuesday. The mountain ...