United States Geological Survey scientists are maintaining heightened monitoring of Cascade Range volcanoes as a pattern of ...

Social media videos are stoking fears about a catastrophic eruption in central Oregon, but the science tells a different story.

In an exciting development, scientists from the University of Washington have observed signs that an underwater volcano off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is preparing to erupt, possibly within ...

A buzzy headline has started making the rounds online, claiming there is an increase in seismic activity on Mount Rainier, but seismologists in the Northwest say those claims are blowing smoke. On ...

Mount Rainier is not getting ready to erupt, but scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network might blow their stacks over having to respond to a rumor about increased tremor activity at the ...

MT. RAINIER, Wash. (KOMO) — Mount Rainier saw a swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes that started early Tuesday morning. The activity began just before 1:30 a.m. on July 8, with hundreds of ...

This inter-volcano response illustrates how Mauna Loa’s activity can affect stress fields across the island and potentially influence other volcanic systems. Currently, instruments on Mauna Loa show ...

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?

Mount St. Helens looked like it might be erupting again. Commercial pilots flying in the area Tuesday reported clouds of fine volcanic ash rising into the air above the collapsed dome of the Cascades’ ...