Mount Rainier Isn't Erupting, It's Just Wearing a Cloud Hat

Mount Rainier is a scenic jewel of a mountain in Washington state.

It’s also an active stratovolcano that theUnited States Geological Survey sayshas a “very high” threat potential.

But everything’s cool with Mount Rainier right now.

A video showed a white steamlike plume emanating from the peak and lengthening.

Clark put out a call to the National Park Service to chime in on what was happening.

Rainier seems to be venting.

@komonewscurrently has a call in with@MountRainierNPSto confirm.

TheUSGS also chimed in, noting the plume was actually a cloud.

This isn’t the first cloud to be mistaken for a potential volcanic eruption.

But that, too, turned out to be a cloud.