Western Washington leaders are monitoring the Cowlitz River as heavy rain pushes decades-old Mount St. Helens sediment ...

Volcanoes are now more closely monitored. We have a good chance now of determining when a volcano becomes restless,” says Don ...

Leaders around Cowlitz County said Friday that sediment from Mount St. Helens worsened flooding along the Cowlitz River and ...

Mt. Hood Meadows will open for the season on Tuesday, December 23, with limited terrain due to the late start, and ticket prices have been lowered to $59 for adults and $39 for juniors and seniors.

The summit has likely declined more than 20 feet, the study said. Mount Rainier, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new ...

Sediment in the Cowlitz River has grown worse in recent years due to a delayed raise of the 36-year-old dam that captures the sediment back on the North Fork Toutle River.

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. — City and county leaders across Cowlitz County are raising alarms about escalating flood risks along the ...

The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study. Mount Rainier is now 10 feet shorter than it was in the 1990s, according to a study in the ...

A new analysis by Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research finds the summit of the iconic Washington peak has declined and shifted south prompting calls for expanded glacier monitoring. Joe Buck to call ...

Sleep on the slopes of Mount Rainier at the historic Paradise Inn. Hit the trails on one of the park’s many hiking routes and explore alpine meadows or hidden waterfalls. Check out classic ...

When geologist Carolyn Driedger talks about Mount Rainier, she feels like she’s trash-talking. Have you been watching the videos from Hawaii — molten lava eating up telephone poles and cars — and then ...

On very clear days, I can see five volcanoes from my campus. They’re Rainier, Hood, Adams, St. Helens and Baker. That’s … a lot. I asked my friend Katie Cooper about it. She’s a geophysicist at ...