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Mount Rainier is an active volcano. Are you Ready for an Eruption?

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Mount Rainier is much more than a mountain in the sky. Constructed of hundreds of lava flows, and capped by as much glacier ice as all other Cascade volcanoes combined, Rainier's steep rubbly slopes and abundant water make it prone to landslides and lahars, especially during eruptions. Are you ready for an eruption? Learn how you can live safely near Mount Rainier.

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