Mount Rainier has lost height and its highest point has migrated, a subtle but symbolically powerful shift atop one of the ...

This rustic historic hotel sits right on the slope of Mt. Rainier, boasting cozy yet elegant rooms and a fireplace-lit dining ...

Recent major volcanic eruptions in Indonesia and Ethiopia have sparked questions about increasing activity. However, experts ...

Scientists monitor hundreds of active volcanoes worldwide, but a select few stand out as especially dangerous due to their ...

The collapse wasn't apparent on the surface until researchers pored through the photographs and noticed how the peaks were ...

According to the new paper, Mount Rainier’s highest point is a fraction of an inch below 14,400 feet, or 10 feet below the U.S. Geological Survey’s longstanding official measurement of 14,410 feet.

They could harvest megawatts of energy produced by injecting water into “superhot” rocks heated by the Newberry Volcano near ...

A dormant volcano is a volcano that is not currently erupting but is not extinct either. This typically means it still has ...

Washington is renowned for its dramatic hiking experiences: alpine lakes framed by sky-high peaks, mossy forests, and ...

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier. But there is an eruption of backlash for an article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting. If you were ...

An article Tuesday posted by The Daily Mail titled ‘America’s deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase as eruption threat looms over millions’ has garnered attention online, but it ...