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  2. Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the warning system is to assist in the evacuation of residents in the river valleys around Mount Rainier, a volcano in Washington, in the event of a lahar. Pierce County works in partnership with the USGS, the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), Washington Military Department's Emergency Management Division, and South Sound ...

  3. Bridge for Kids - Wikipedia

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    The Bridge for Kids is a proposed bridge across the Carbon River in Orting, Washington, about a mile upstream of where it joins the Puyallup River.It would provide an emergency evacuation route for school children to escape a future lahar flow from Mount Rainier, consisting of an up to 10-meter (33 ft) high flood of mud, rock and boulders.

  4. Mount Rainier - Wikipedia

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    Mount Rainier [a] (/ r eɪ ˈ n ɪər / ray-NEER), also known as Tahoma, is a huge active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park approximately 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. [9]

  5. Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano that troubles scientists most

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    World’s largest lahar evacuation drill. In the wake of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the US Geological Survey set up an lahar detection system at Mount Rainier in 1998, which since 2017 has ...

  6. Mount Rainier is an active volcano. With 28 major glaciers, it’s also the “most glaciated peak” in the contiguous U.S. and the tallest peak in the Cascade Range, according to the park.

  7. Drained Lake Tapps in Washington revealed its secrets - AOL

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    Today, it's purely for recreation. Mount Rainier looms in the background of the scenic waters. The lake is now being refilled and is on target to be back to normal by Memorial Day 2015. More from ...

  8. Mount Rainier National Park - Wikipedia

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    Mount Rainier National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. [3] The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres (369.3 sq mi; 956.6 km 2) [1] including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,390 m) stratovolcano.

  9. Washington State Route 410 - Wikipedia

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    The Chinook Scenic Byway begins in Enumclaw and follows the highway through the two national forests and Mount Rainier National Park to US 12 in Naches. Modern SR 410 was parts of various state wagon roads until 1926 when US 410 was established, extending from Aberdeen to Lewiston , Idaho.