Mount Rainier has rattled through thousands of tiny earthquakes this year, a reminder that America’s most lethal volcano is ...

In a new study about the potential origins of the Black Death, scientists suggested that one or more volcanic eruptions that ...

Mount Rainier’s seismic sensors showed unusual activity for several days, prompting widespread attention online, but experts told KIRO 7 News the readings came from a malfunctioning instrument rather ...

Researchers link a burst of volcanic activity in the mid-14th century directly to the eventual arrival of Yersinia pestis.

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have ...

At 2 a.m. on July 8, 2025, instruments across Washington State picked up an unusual signal from Mount Rainier. Over the following weeks, the volcano generated 10,834 small earthquakes, the largest ...

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier. But there is an eruption of backlash for an article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting. If you were ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

One of the main reasons most people go to the beach is to relax, enjoy great family time, or soak up in the sun after a great swim. But unlike what most of us would like to imagine, not all beaches ...

New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

Between 1347 and 1353, it claimed the lives of millions of people.