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.

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it ...

A stratovolcano in Europe erupted on June 2 and sent tourists running for safety. What is the status of Washington's most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active but not erupting.

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 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.

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.