On the flanks of Washington State Mount Rainier, a spike in seismic rumbling has revived an old, unsettling question for the ...

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

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...

With nonstop flights between Seattle and Manila, Pacific Northwest explorers can venture abroad whenever inspiration strikes, ...

The top of the mountain is coming down. Five different U.S. mountains, including Mount Rainier, are experiencing ice loss at ...

Update at 4:34 a.m. Dec. 24, 2025: Episode 39 of the ongoing episodic eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of ...

The Carbon River Fairfax Bridge, which connects State Route 165 to Mount Rainier National Park. The bridge is closing permanently due to safety concerns from the steel deteriorating. The rust is ...

Listen, kids. Is that Santa? Hurry, go put your shoes on so you can check outside! OK, adults, now that the kids are gone — you are teaching them to read the newspaper, right? — let’s talk about a ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...

After a year of explosive episodes, the summit continues inflating with fountaining possible as early as Wednesday.

Mount Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island has resumed its on-and-off eruptions, which have been captivating residents and visitors for nearly a year. The eruption is currently contained within Hawaii ...