Mt. Rainier has lost its status as a year-round ice-capped peak, according to a new survey that shows the iconic mountain is shrinking—and its summit has even shifted location. The study, published in ...

For the 2025-26 school year, UW Libraries’ Special Collections is hosting an exhibit on the mountain in the Special ...

A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes has been detected rumbling deep below Mt. Rainier in Washington State early Tuesday morning, though geologists stress there is no cause for concern. The quakes ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, USA — A "swarm" of small earthquakes near the summit of Mount Rainier Tuesday is no cause for concern, according to local officials. The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) says the ...

Mount Rainer, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new research. The loss of snow and ice is one of the most visible signs of ...

Mount Rainier experienced its largest earthquake swarm since 2009 on Tuesday. USGS reported hundreds of small quakes under the surface near the stratovolcano's summit . The agency said there was no ...

Dawes Eddy, the acclaimed Spokane mountain climber who went silent while on a solo expedition to summit Mount Rainier at the end of May, has died at age 80, the Pierce County Medical Examiner ...