In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala for a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to automatically detect and potentially forecast deadly mudslides ...
Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...
One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning. In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala ...
An outpouring of magma isn’t the biggest risk to people downhill from Mount Rainier. The active volcano’s greatest danger comes from lahars — amalgams of mud, rock and water that are as dense as wet ...