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FACT SHEET:
Mount Rainier - Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk


-- Driedger, C.L., and Scott, K.M., 2002,
Mount Rainier - Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 034-02, 4p.
Mount Rainier in Washington state is an active volcano reaching more than 2.7 miles (14,410 feet) above sea level. Its majestic edifice looms over expanding suburbs in the valleys that lead to nearby Puget Sound. USGS research over the last several decades indicates that Mount Rainier has been the source of many volcanic mudflows (lahars) that buried areas now densely populated. Now the USGS is working cooperatively with local communities to help people live more safely with the volcano. -- Driedger and Scott, 2002

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04/27/06, Lyn Topinka