The document discusses a scenario where a panel has asked a team to study the potential impacts of an eruption of Mt. Rainier that is similar in magnitude to the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. The team will use the PBL model and Earth system science approach to prepare a response. They identify what is known, such as the community's concerns, and what is unknown, like the eruption patterns and regional climate and topography. The team needs to develop an early warning system, evacuation plan, and salvage priority plan to protect resources. The problem statement is that a Mt. Rainier eruption would affect the region's population, flora and fauna, and natural resources