Hit Points on MSN

Lahar Warning System Protects 150,000 Near Mount Rainier—Evacuation Plans in Place”

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

How Washington’s volcanoes are changing and the risk of eruptions

This list of stories illustrates the role that volcanoes, especially Mount Rainier, play in Washington state. Stories describe Mount Rainier's shrinking peak due to melting ice, and the impact ...
komonews

USGS installs new sensors to detect, warn communities of deadly lahars from Mt. Rainier

Heroes who thwarted attack on woman at Point Defiance Park to be honored by Tacoma police The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) plans to honor two community members who intervened during a violent ...
komonews

Hundreds of small earthquakes rattle Mount Rainier Tuesday morning

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. — A swarm of small earthquakes was detected at Mount Rainier Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and the Pacific Northwest ...