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Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map

Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla...
Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla...
Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla...
Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla...

Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla Bay, Washington. Volcanic hazards from Mount Baker such as ash fall could impact this refinery during a future eruption.

Mount Baker in the background of the Tesoro oil refinery in Padilla Bay, Washington. Volcanic hazards from Mount Baker such as ash fall could impact this refinery during a future eruption.

Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Measuring turbidity in streams near Mount Baker, Washington....
Measuring turbidity in streams near Mount Baker, WA.
Measuring turbidity in streams near Mount Baker, WA.
Measuring turbidity in streams near Mount Baker, WA.

At Mount Baker, Washington, observers noted continuing landslide activity in the upper Middle Fork Nooksack drainage that resulted in small debris flows and muddy floods. Scientists from multiple agencies and institutions coordinated observations, surveying, and sampling to gain an understanding of the situation.

At Mount Baker, Washington, observers noted continuing landslide activity in the upper Middle Fork Nooksack drainage that resulted in small debris flows and muddy floods. Scientists from multiple agencies and institutions coordinated observations, surveying, and sampling to gain an understanding of the situation.

Color photograph of ship in ocean with volcano in background
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier is backdropped by Mount Baker, an active Cascade Range stratovolcano, in Washington. In September 2019, the Rainier conducted a bathymetric survey along Hawai‘i Island's Puna coast, where lava entered the ocean during Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier is backdropped by Mount Baker, an active Cascade Range stratovolcano, in Washington. In September 2019, the Rainier conducted a bathymetric survey along Hawai‘i Island's Puna coast, where lava entered the ocean during Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption. 

Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, Washington. Panoramic ...
Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, WA. Panoramic photogra...
Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, WA. Panoramic photogra...
Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, WA. Panoramic photogra...

Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, Washington. Panoramic photograph with USGS scientist in center-left of photo beneath fumarole.

Gas sampling in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, Washington. Panoramic photograph with USGS scientist in center-left of photo beneath fumarole.

Videos

Status of (mostly) WA Volcanoes: Report to Emergency Managers 2020-21
Status of (mostly) WA Volcanoes: Report to Emergency Managers 2020-21
Status of (mostly) WA Volcanoes: Report to Emergency Managers 2020-21

Jon Major, scientist-in-charge of the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, provides an overview of the major volcano hazards in the Cascades, the function and responsibilities of the Cascades Volcano Observatory, and a brief synopsis of what's been going on at Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St.

Jon Major, scientist-in-charge of the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, provides an overview of the major volcano hazards in the Cascades, the function and responsibilities of the Cascades Volcano Observatory, and a brief synopsis of what's been going on at Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St.