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Tag: Glacial Flooding

Half Acre of Glacier on Mount Rainier Breaks Off, Causing Closures and Flooding

Officials at Mount Rainier National Park have closed access to the Westside Road and the area surrounding Tahoma Creek after a glacial outburst half an acre is size broke off from the South Tahoma Glacier. On Thursday, August 13th, 2015 at 9:40 a volunteer researcher was working near Tahoma Creek when they heard a loud …