In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington state's towering icon—has been found to be shorter than previously known. A local ...

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The US Navy is searching for two crew members after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington during a training flight on Tuesday. A US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft — assigned to ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte ...

The best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park is July through August, when wildflowers transform the park's subalpine meadows and the dry, warm weather provides optimal hiking conditions.

Mt. Rainier is shorter than we all thought … 10 feet shorter. New GPS measurements measure the new peak, a rocky patch along the Southwest rim, at 14,399.6 feet. Rainier’s old ice cap peak ...

The wreckage of a Navy jet that crashed on Tuesday afternoon was located on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier in Washington, according to officials. The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday evening that ...

The crash site of the Navy EA-18G Growler rests on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, the Navy said in a press release provided to USA TODAY. The Navy has set up an emergency response center on ...

WASHINGTON - Spectacular fall colors have drawn crowds to Mt. Rainier National Park, but a recent viral post has raised concerns about visitors damaging fragile sub-alpine meadows in the Paradise ...

New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest peak, has shrunk. The reason? Melting ice, likely caused by climate change. The mountain has gotten roughly 10 feet shorter over time, ...

Typhoon-Hit Southeast Asia to See Rainier End to 2024 Above-average rainfall heightens flood risk in several nations Emerging La Niña a key driver behind wetter weather in region ...