From Buriticupu to China via India, scientists say that large-scale catastrophes are happening at six times the rate they were 50 years ago ...

There are plenty of natural disasters to worry about in the Pacific Northwest, like earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions ... pose to communities near Mount Rainier.

Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped volcanoes that build up from layer after layer of lava and ash, one eruption at a time. They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a ...

Traffic jams at the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier National Park during summer ... provided historical information about the monument and 1980 eruption and explained what recreational ...