The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

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 ...

With researchers monitoring Mount Rainier so closely, Iezzi said if a big eruption were to occur, it’s likely "we would be able to see it for months in advance.” Such an eruption, with certain ...

The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 14,411 feet (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more ...

The eruption destroyed 158 miles of highway ... “If the slightest sign of unrest came to Mount St. Helens or Mount Rainier, one of the other Cascade volcanoes, we would see it. We would know about it, ...

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 ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth spruce over an area of 229 square miles. The blast and ensuing debris ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens killed 57 ... Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams, according to the Washington State Department of Natural ...

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.

ORTIG, Washington — The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 2.7 miles above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years.