Mount Rainier: Eruption Risk, Fatality Rate, Lahar Danger
Most Seattleites see Mount Rainier as a 14,406-foot scenic backdrop, but volcanologists see a stratovolcano with hydrothermally weakened slopes that could send a lahar through the suburbs of Tacoma in under an hour. This guide breaks down the research on eruption risk, the lahar threat to the 150,000 people in the valleys below, and the … Read more