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 ...

Mount Rainier summit drops 20 feet, climate study finds A new analysis by Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research finds the summit of the iconic Washington peak has declined and shifted south prompting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Out of the five peaks studied in Washington — Rainier, Liberty Cap, Colfax Peak, East Fury and Eldorado Peak — only Colfax and Liberty Cap now maintain a year-round layer of ice and snow. Researchers ...

View of Mount Rainier from Pinnacle Peak trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) USGS Volcanoes, a USGS social media ...

Mount Rainier is not getting ready to erupt, but scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network might blow their stacks over having to respond to a rumor about increased tremor activity at the ...

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier this week. But there is an eruption of backlash for a news article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting.

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. Is Mount Rainier going to erupt? A “technical issue” of one seismometer produced a faulty ...

The Daily Mail reported Mount Rainier has shown unusual seismic activity over three days. However, the active stratovolcano is behaving normally, according to a monitoring group. PNSN cited ...