Mt. Rainier has lost its status as a year-round ice-capped peak, according to a new survey that shows the iconic mountain is shrinking—and its summit has even shifted location. The study, published in ...

The summit has likely declined more than 20 feet, the study said. Mount Rainier, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new ...

Mount Rainier summit drops 20 feet, climate study finds A new analysis by Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research finds the summit of the iconic Washington peak has declined and shifted south prompting ...

The highest point on Mount Rainier is no longer a perennially frozen ridge of ice and snow, but rather a mound of rocks located several hundred feet away. And this shift means the iconic peak is ...

No audio available for this content. Climate change is altering summits of the tallest ice-capped mountains in the contiguous United States. For the last century, there have been five ice-capped ...