The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

Yet on a clear day, the western Cascades are our own personal ... The tallest visible peak is Snohomish County’s resident volcano, Glacier Peak, at 10,542 feet. But given its greater distance ...

A stratovolcano in Europe erupted on June 2 and sent tourists running for safety. What is the status of Washington's most ...

SEATTLE — The largest glacier between Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak has almost completely melted away. Hinman Glacier, which sits on the Cascade Mountains spine between Snoqualmie and Stevens ...

Despite the potential danger of a Glacier Peak eruption, Jon Major, the scientist in charge of the Cascades Volcano Observatory, noted in the Everett Herald, that such an event is not imminent.

There are two stratovolcanoes in the Northern Cascade Range, Mount Baker and Glacier Peak. Stratovolcanoes take on a cone shape, which is made from layers and layers of ash, lava and debris deposits.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...