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 ...

Even though Mount Rainier has not produced a significant eruption in more than 1,000 years, experts keep a very close eye on it due to its potential to blow at any time, and the widespread ...

Social media users are escalating the long-simmering battle between Washington and Oregon into an all-out roast session, ...

From Buriticupu to China via India, scientists say that large-scale catastrophes are happening at six times the rate they ...

Access to facilities, including restrooms and trails, could be limited at national parks and U.S. Forest Service lands, ...

Traffic jams at the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier National Park during summer ... provided historical information about the monument and 1980 eruption and explained what recreational ...

Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped volcanoes that build up from layer after layer of lava and ash, one eruption at a time. They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a ...