Inside the Town Built on Mount Rainier’s Ancient Mudflows

Every year, thousands of schoolchildren in Orting, Washington, walk out of their classrooms and head for higher ground. They are practicing for a lahar, a volcanic mudflow from Mount Rainier that could reach their town in under an hour. In this video, we look at how two massive mudflows, the Osceola and the Electron, shaped the valley, why a whole region of Puget Sound sits on their deposits, and how one small town turned preparation into a way of life. Learn your local hazard zones and sign up for emergency alerts: mil.wa.gov/alerts If you enjoyed this video, subscribe and tell me in the comments which natural hazard your hometown has to plan for. #MountRainier #Orting #Lahar #Volcano #Washington #NaturalDisasters #Documentary