A dangerous climb is renewing the focus on Mount Rainier's extreme hazards.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning bell for ...

Hweqwidi Hanford McCloud remembers the Nisqually River of his childhood as large and cold, bustling with so many salmon it was almost pathetic, he said. Elders warned him it wouldn’t be like that ...

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two climbers who died near Wilson Glacier in Mount Rainier National Park.

The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the atmosphere ...

Over 300 minor earthquakes have been detected under the surface of Mount Rainier since the morning of Tuesday, July 8. The swarm is the first of its kind since 2009, and, according to Pacific ...

This list of stories illustrates how Mount Rainier is changing. A new reservation system shows ongoing efforts to manage access and protect resources as more people come to visit. Road and bridge ...

Ben Watson, a newlywed who lived in Seattle and worked in environmental science, and Jiri Richter, a software architect and ...

SEATTLE — On a clear day, Mount Rainier is visible south of Boeing field. But it's hidden the day we're slated to go on Kenmore Air's Mount Rainier & Mount St. Helens Volcano Tour, meant to show off ...

More than 300 earthquakes have erupted at Washington's Mount Rainier this week, the largest earthquake swarm at the volcano since 2009. As of Thursday, July 10, 334 earthquakes had been identified at ...

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Mount Rainier has lost glaciers due to the warming climate. Glacier melt threatens rivers, salmon habitats and hydropower across Washington state. South-facing glaciers without high-elevation ...