Volcanoes are now more closely monitored. We have a good chance now of determining when a volcano becomes restless,” says Don Swanson, a volcanologist reflecting on the lessons learned from the 1980 ...

Mount Rainier’s cousin Mount St. Helens, farther south in the Cascade Range, triggered a devastating lahar when it erupted four decades ago, although it did not reach any densely populated areas.

(CNN) — 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 ...

No, there is not increased activity at Mount Rainier, despite a national headline Wednesday morning claiming there is an ...

Before May 18, 1980, the United States had seen only one serious volcanic eruption. The nation certainly had not seen ash shoot 80,000 feet in the air, nor had it seen destruction on the scale and ...

Mount Rainier is central to Tacoma’s identity, so much so that it appears on the city’s logo. But as CNN recently reported, the striking mountain is also an active volcano — and no one knows when it ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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