Answer:
Although
Mount Rainier (Washington) has not
produced a significant eruption in the past 500 years, it is
potentially the most dangerous volcano in the
Cascade Range because of its great
height, frequent
earthquakes, active
hydrothermal system, and extensive
glacier mantle. Mount Rainier has 26
glaciers containing more than five times as much snow and ice as
all the other Cascade volcanoes combined. If only a small part
of this ice were melted by volcanic activity, it would yield
enough water to trigger enormous
lahars. Mount Rainier's potential for
generating destructive mudflows is enhanced by its great height
above surrounding valleys.
