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 ...

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 whereabouts of two Navy crew members remained unknown after their fighter jet crashed Tuesday east of Mount Rainier in Washington state. A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler was on a routine training ...

A colorful sunrise lights up the sky over Mount Rainier as seen from Tumwater, Washington, on Feb. 26, 2022. Tony Overman [email protected] New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier ...

Authorities located the wreckage of a crashed U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler on Wednesday afternoon near Mount Rainier, but two aviators remained missing, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the ...

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 ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — A Navy aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier during a routine flight Tuesday afternoon. According to officials from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, the flight ...

Mount Rainier is an icon of the Washington state landscape. An active volcano, the mountain attracts visitors every year who want to climb its peak or explore the lush forests and wildflower ...