[Rockhounds] Mount Rainier monitored closely as scientists keep watch for signs of volcanic activity

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

For many, the word “eruption” brings to mind 1980 when Mount Saint Helens
demonstrated that the Washington Cascades are one of the most volcanically
active parts of the country.

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of
the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70
miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.

"It's totally at a state of background activity, so we're not worried about
Mount Rainier right now,” said Alex Iezzi, a research geophysicist with the
U.S. Geological Survey.
"There's a lahar evacuation drill in the areas of Orting and Puyallup (and
every year or two), and I think 45,000 people participated this year,”
Iezzi said.

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