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Glacial melt prompts brief Mount Rainier geologic alarm
Glacial melt on Mount Rainier caused a two foot rise in the Nisqually River and a brief debris flow that closed Paradise Highway for hours. Geologists ruled out a true glacial outburst and attributed the event to excess meltwater from the Kautz glacier amid hot weather. No earthquakes were detected and Paradise Highway reopened by morning. scientists expect possible small rises in the coming days. Mount Rainier stands 14,410 feet and last erupted in the 1840s.
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Mount Rainier
Nisqually
Washington
Nisqually River
Ed Klimasauskas
Volcanic Observatory
Vancouver
Wash
Kautz
Klimasauskas
van Trump
Park
Tacoma
Rainier
Paradise Highway
United States