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The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years.
A warming climate has melted three glaciers on Mount Rainier, the tallest volcano in the lower 48 states — more evidence of the rapid worldwide decline of mountain ice.
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Eric Gilbertson, a mountaineer and scientist, recently posted the new measurements to his website.
The summit of Mount Rainier showing summit calderas and the mountain's glaciers. The most recent recorded volcanic activity was between 1820 and 1854, but many eyewitnesses reported eruptive activity in 1858, 1870, 1879, 1882, and 1894 as well. [51]
Mount Rainier's south peak, 19 August 1895. Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano within the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. [1] The mountain is within modern-day Washington state, 59 miles south south-east of Seattle. [1] Mt. Rainier is the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, the fifth tallest in the contiguous 48, and the most prominent ...
CNN briefly mentioned Tacoma in its June article, “Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano that troubles scientists most.” One expert told that outlet the volcano “keeps [her] up at night.”
Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+ Krakatoa: 6 Indonesia: 1883 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 30,000 Mount Pelée: 4 Martinique: 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: 23,000 Nevado del Ruiz: 3 Colombia: 1985 Armero tragedy: 20,000~ (estimated) Santorini ...