Chasing The Sky: Kilian Jornet’s States Of Elevation

Elite mountain athlete Kilian Jornet set out to do the unthinkable with his “States of Elevation” project: traverse the American West’s most extreme landscapes, from scorching desert canyons to ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers

Major Sewage Line Fails Near Potomac River in Great Falls

The DC Water and Sewer Authority's Potomac Interceptor sewer line at Manhole #31, approximately 400 feet (just more than a football field) from the Potomac River, and varying proximity to 18 private ...
Sixth Tone

Over 350 Rescued After Blizzard Hits Everest’s Eastern Slope

Rescue teams in China are racing to clear roads and evacuate stranded trekkers on the eastern slope of Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, four days after a sudden blizzard buried campsites under deep ...
Global Times

137 stranded trekkers evacuated, one died after sudden snowstorm hit Mt Qomolangma

As of 8 am on Monday, a total of 137 stranded trekkers have been safely evacuated with stable vital signs, while one unfortunately died from hypothermia and altitude sickness, after a sudden snowstorm ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado sellers are pulling homes off the market — what happens to them next?

In Colorado’s Western Slope, where listings are plenty and buyers are few, some homeowners are pulling their listings off the market ahead of the winter season and turning to the rental market as they ...
The Conversation

Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt

Justin Dunnavant does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Museum’s New Curator Wants Your Help Finding Insects

Schlinger Chair of Entomology Alex Harman, Ph.D. | Photo by Emerson Harman Harman with a Blue Morpho in Butterflies Alive! (exhibit open through September 1 in 2025). | Photo by Santa Barbara Museum ...
AOL

Haunting words 14-year-old son said as he hallucinated, walked off 120-foot cliff in front of terrified father

A 14-year-old boy walked off a 120-foot cliff in front of his horrified father — telling him he saw “snowmen and Kermit the frog” while hallucinating from altitude sickness. Zane Wach is now in a ...
Frontiers

Tree diversity patterns along an elevational gradient in Durango, Mexico

Understanding the factors that shape biodiversity is crucial for predicting species responses to environmental change and for effective conservation planning. Broad-scale diversity patterns have been ...
KJCT8

JUCO World Series Day one: High Stakes, High Altitude Baseball

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Day one of the JUCO World Series kicked off a week of baseball action in the Western Slope. Game one featured a pair of returners from the 2024 tournament to get 2025 ...
Frontiers

Soil properties under different land uses and slope gradients: Implications for sustainable land management in the Tach Karnuary watershed, Northwestern Ethiopia

Introduction:: Soil degradation resulting from land use changes and topographic variations poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability in the Northwestern ...