Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning bell for ...

Hweqwidi Hanford McCloud remembers the Nisqually River of his childhood as large and cold, bustling with so many salmon it was almost pathetic, he said. Elders warned him it wouldn’t be like that ...

Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, as well as Western Washington’s most iconic landmarks. But, climate change is impacting the glaciers on Rainier and they’re receding at ...

A snowcapped backdrop to Seattle and Puget Sound, Mount Rainier is a slumbering giant that last erupted in the 1890s.

Indeed, for the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan and other species that depend on glaciers or alpine habitats for survival, insights on current and projected alterations attributable to climate ...

The bodies of two missing climbers were recovered from the Wilson Glacier area of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, at approximately 9,600 feet in elevation, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. According to ...

Mount Rainier has lost glaciers due to the warming climate. Glacier melt threatens rivers, salmon habitats and hydropower across Washington state. South-facing glaciers without high-elevation ...

Glacier loss on Mount Rainier accelerates, altering ecosystems and traditions. Tribal members report shrinking salmon runs and warming rivers Artists and climbers document visible glacier retreat and ...