Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to ...
Altadena and Pacific Palisades are buried under toxic debris. Now what?
Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets ...
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Physicist Finally Solves the Mystery Behind Strange Polka-Dot Patterns Found in the Grand Canyon
A region north of the Grand Canyon is riddled with mysterious spots and the expert came up with the most probable cause of it ...
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Y Nithiyanandam on the Risks of China’s Ambitious Yarlung Tsangpo Project
Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an ...
Climbers grieve fatal Red Rock tragedy and thank God they could assist surviving climber
The climber who fell was 30-year-old Micah Manalese. The Clark County Coroner's Officer declared the manner of death as an ...
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Stranded hiker rescued from steep, unstable gully in Death Valley National Park
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — National Park rangers rescued a stranded hiker from a steep and unstable gully in Death Valley ...
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Fire recovery is not an open-and-shut proposition
Conejo Valley problems resulting from the recent L.A. County wildfires pale in comparison to the misery and loss suffered by the thousands of fire victims. Let’s make that clear from the get-go. But ...
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Another danger looms after the LA fires: Devastating debris flows
As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.
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Netflix Just Made Another BIG Change That Idahoans Will Dislike
According to USA Today, the streaming giant had a very good quarter, adding another 19 million subscribers to their already ...
Stranded, unprepared tourist rescued from canyon in California's Death Valley
The man was "wearing only a t-shirt and carrying no extra clothing, food, or water," the National Park Service said.
Stranded Death Valley National Park Hiker Rescued from Gully
Jan. 15, two men set out to hike in eastern California's Death Valley National Park. The men, both from Belgium, planned to ...
Two Belgians split up during a Death Valley hike. One had to be rescued
At a junction in the canyon, two hikers from Belgium split up, and one of them ended up stuck in a steep, unstable gully, or a ravine once formed by running water, according to a news release from the ...