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Mount Rainier has a history of producing enormous mudflows called lahars. Rainier could produce such alarge lahar in two ways. First, even a relatively small eruption could melt part of the large snow pack at the mountain's summer. The water would then mix with ash and soil. It is also possible that acidic gasses have broken down rocks in the volcano into clay. If the summit fails during an earthquake or an eruption it could also trigger a mudflow. If alahar similar to the ones that have happened in the past were to occur, it could bury much of Tacoma and and clog rivers, causing them to flood Seattle.

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