Sherpa Climber Scales Mount Everest for Record 23rd Time
Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world’s highest peak.
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US Scientists to Climb Everest, Collect Data on Climate
A team of American scientists flew to the Mount Everest region Wednesday to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayan mountains and glaciers that are melting due to global warming.
Read moreSearch Resumes for 2 European Climbers Missing in Pakistan
Pakistan’s military dispatched two helicopters Thursday despite closure of its airspace amid tensions with neighboring India to find a pair of climbers from Italy and Britain who went missing on a Himalayan peak, a mountaineering official said.
Read moreThird of Himalayan Glaciers Can No Longer Be Saved: Study
One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns.
Read moreFederal Lawsuit Seeks $14.8M in Deadly Tennessee Wildfires
Two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers.
Read moreVolcanic Blast Reshaped Summit of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung
The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 3 miles high also blew away much of the mountain’s summit.
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Four environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service in Federal Court, seeking review of its approval of a copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains, near the Mexican border.
Read moreLocals Urge Trump to Keep Sand to Snow Monument Off Chopping Block
Southern California is known for its diverse landscape, including the tallest mountain peaks in the state down to the desert, which has been teeming with life since experiencing a super bloom after an unusually wet winter. But when the area connecting the two different landscapes was left unprotected from development – particularly by the energy sector – despite having support from varied groups including environmentalists and off-road enthusiasts, it took an executive order by former President Barack Obama to do what locals say Congress failed to: create the Sand to Snow National Monument.
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Drought Over With a Vengeance, Now … Floods?
Citing risk of spring flooding after a historically wet winter, California officials said the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 190 percent of its long-term average for May 1.
Read moreSierra Snowpack on Track for the Record Books
Buoyed by a barrage of January snow that buried ski resorts across the Golden State, regulators announced Thursday that the state’s snowpack is as healthy as it’s been since 2005.
Read moreGreens Sue Ski Resort Over Expansion Plans
An environmental organization focused on conservation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains sued one of the most famous ski resorts in North America Thursday, claiming its expansion plans are bad for the environment.
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