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, ...
Mount Rainier looms over the Pacific Northwest, its snow-capped summit visible from Seattle on clear days. At 14,411 feet, ...
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 ...
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 ...