No ‘eruption threat’ at Mount Rainier, scientists say

No, there was no “eruption threat” or sudden seismic tremor activity at Mount Rainier.

But there is an eruption of backlash for an article that stoked fears with some faulty reporting.

If you were going to the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail for volcano news before, it might be time to break that habit.

The tabloid newspaper posted an article Tuesday headlined “America’s deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase as eruption threat looms over millions,” claiming that the more than 14,000-foot-tall stratovolcano had experienced “thousands of tiny tremor-like bursts.”

Scientists from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and local news were quick to debunk the tall tale Wednesday. The Daily Mail, which did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday night, updated the sto