Mount Rainier

[chemoelectric]

Returning to an ancient topic here on LJ, Wikipedia says Mt Rainier could destroy parts of downtown Seattle with mudflows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_RainierRead more... )

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[barking_iguana]

What would you estimate the odds to be of it happening in the next 200 years?

[chemoelectric]

Pretty low until you jinxed them.

[chemoelectric]

In case it matters, the most recent confirmed lahar is about 500 years ago, but there were mixed reports of eruptions in the late 1800s.