Millions of people around the world live near one of the roughly 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth—from Italy’s Campi Flegrei to Indonesia’s Merapi to the United States’ Mount Rainier.

there are serious hazards. In 2018 the USGS updated its assessment of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States, ranking Mount Rainier third on the list behind Mount St. Helens and Hawaii ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from ESE to SE at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 40 °F (4.4 °C) and a 73% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

Camping out at Mount Rainier National Park will soon cost larger groups more money. The park is changing its fee structure for wilderness permits. Instead of costing $20 per trip, it will now cost ...

(Photo: Seattle Police Department) TOPICS: SEATTLE — A 23-year-old man was left seriously injured after a shooting near a Rainier Valley hookah lounge on Saturday morning. The shooting happened ...

The best way to get around Mount Rainier National Park is by car since the park does not provide shuttle buses. On a summer weekend, it can be difficult or impossible to find parking at the ...

From this perch, travelers will have views of Mount Rainier and other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, such as Mount Adams. Sunrise is also the highest spot in the park that can be reached by vehicles.

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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...