Scientists are concerned about Mount Rainier
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
Within the last week, there have been some news articles featured on major news networks as to the possibility of a potential eruption of Mount Rainier. With an elevation of 14,411 feet and located about 60 miles southeast of the Seattle/Tacoma region, it’s not only the tallest mountain in Washington but also the highest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in western North America.
Mount Rainier is an active volcano and volcanologists are very concerned that a future eruption would pose a massive threat to communities, especially around Puget Sound. A volcanism project from the Smithsonian Institution estimates that the last major eruption occurred at 1450 AD/CE. However, the most recent activity was between 1820 and 1854, but there were eyewitness reports that indicated there was some kind of eruption as late as 1894.
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