Volcanoes are exciting and seeing molten lava is a thrill. To see active volcanoes, head to a U.S. National Park that ...

A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.

The Pacific Northwest is facing high wildfire danger this summer, and in response, every national park in the region has now ...

Mount Rainier has three distinct summits. The highest is Columbia Crest (4,392m), situated on the crater's western rim. In 1870, the first successful climbers of Mount Rainier identified this as ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as ...

WA’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier, seems to be shrinking, ... He recently took measurements indicating that the southwest side of Rainier’s crater rim is the new apex at 14,399.6 feet.

Mount Rainier is an icon of the Washington state landscape. An active volcano, ... (14,389.2 feet) while the southwest crater rim had a height of 4,389 meters (14,399.6 feet).

A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes has been detected rumbling deep below Mt. Rainier in Washington State early Tuesday morning, though geologists stress there is no cause for concern. The ...

Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake swarm" hit the site starting on Tuesday.

WA’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier, seems to be shrinking, ... He recently took measurements indicating that the southwest side of Rainier’s crater rim is the new apex at 14,399.6 feet.