The Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary prompts investigation into the California earthquakes: eruption history, threat levels.

Mount Shasta is an active volcano that lies in Siskiyou County, California. It stands 14,179 feet high and is surrounded by a forest valley. It is the second highest mountain in the Cascade range ...

An imposing and prominent peak, this active volcano in the Cascades has been responsible for spawning otherworldly stories and experiences for millenia.

Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano, or composite volcano, that reaches the soaring height of 4,322 meters (14,179 feet). Like other volcanos of this type, it has a more classic (almost caricaturized ...

Every year, thousands of climbers test their skills on Mount Shasta, California’s fifth-highest peak and the second-highest volcano in the Cascade Range. In 2023, around 5,000 to 6,000 people ...

The four volcanos are Mount Shasta (220 miles north of Sacramento), Medicine Lake Volcano (294 miles north of Sacramento), Lassen Peak (162 miles north of Sacramento) and Clear Lake (123 miles ...

Q: If a volcano blows tomorrow, what immediate effects can we expect? A: Say we pick Mount Shasta. If it actually blows tomorrow, it probably would’ve told us it was happening over the last two ...

Smoke billows from the mouth of Mt. Shasta like a thunderous cough. Within moments, clear skies turn gray, and the sun vanishes behind thick, shifting layers of volcanic gas and ash. Visitors snap ...