and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier. "It's totally at a state of background activity ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... one of the world’s most active volcanoes. The Sicily, Italy, volcano is almost constantly in a state ...

Washington's three national parks are all majestic and certainly worth visiting. For those craving towering mountains and ...

Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...

Mount Rainier keeps me up at night because it ... understand the threat that lahars pose to human communities around active volcanoes, and experts are currently preparing for the terrifying ...

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 ...

Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is “one or more explosive events” that could last as ...

“The summit of Rainier is a large snow covered volcanic crater ringed by smoking steam vents,” said Scott Axelson. “It’s an active volcano like Mt. St. Helens although it’s dormant at present.” Photo ...

Volcanoes are considered active if they have erupted sometime ... They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a famous stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are big, broad ...

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.