Experts in volcanology observing the Pacific Northwest have raised fresh alerts regarding various volcanic systems within the ...

Volcanologists monitoring the Pacific Northwest have issued renewed warnings about several volcanic systems along the Cascade ...

Mount Rainier (Figure 2.1) is one of about two dozen recently active volcanoes in the Cascade Range, a volcanic arc formed by subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate.

These fast-moving mudflows can devastate towns in a matter of minutes.

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range. From southern British Columbia ...

Mount Rainier’s snow-covered slopes hide one of the biggest volcanic hazards in the entire US (Picture: ) Mount Rainier looks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Morning Glory pool in Yellowstone national park. Yellowstone is underlain by two magma bodies. Michael Juhran/dpa Unlike old ...

Among the snow-capped volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Adams gets relatively little love. There are more glamorous volcanoes to climb (Mount Rainier) or to ski (Mount Hood) or that have ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In an effort to tap into that potential, a start-up called Mazama Energy, is focusing its sights on Newberry Volcano, a large, active, shield volcano ...

Social media videos are stoking fears about a catastrophic eruption in central Oregon, but the science tells a different story.

At the risk of this blog becoming all volcanoes, all the time, I bring you... more volcanoes! Two of my favorite geobloggers wrote mustn't-miss posts on some of our Cascades volcanoes. They showcase ...

The previous chapters reviewed the hazards to property and life from Mount Rainier and outlined research needed to provide for better understanding of their nature and frequency of occurrence. This ...