Whenever Mt. Hood erupts, Portland will be glad to have David George. As a U.S. Geological Survey mathematician, George models landslides and lahars at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, ...
One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning. In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala ...
NEAR MT. RAINIER, Wash. — The destructive flow of volcanic debris, mud, and water unleashed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens destroyed more than 200 homes. These “lahars,” as they're called, ...
Communities across East Pierce County will participate in a coordinated regional lahar evacuation exercise on Thursday, April ...
Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...
Four decades on, the gap between well-monitored volcanoes and unmonitored ones still shapes who lives and dies. The new ...
They are some of the most dangerous natural events around our Cascade volcanoes. Lahars can slam communities far from the ...
In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala for a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to automatically detect and potentially forecast deadly mudslides ...
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