Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Why Washington’s Rainier is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States…

A question I get asked a lot (and I mean a lot) is what I think the most dangerous volcano in the United States might be. Now, that is a loaded question in more ways than one. Even defining what we mean by “dangerous” is fraught with peril. Is a volcano more dangerous if it erupts frequently but smaller eruptions? Or maybe it only has infrequent large blasts and happens to be near a populated area…