Mount Everest Is Covered in Trash Left Behind by Climbers. What’s Being Done About It?
The world's highest mountain is buckling under the weight of its popularity. Thankfully, a few organizations have stepped in ...
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Landslides News
Slow-Moving Landslides a Growing, but Ignored, Threat to Mountain Communities Sep. 17, 2024 — As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper slopes ...
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Top mountaineer dies on Nepal peak after making historic ascent; climbing partner says he fell into "depths of the glacier"
In 2009, famed Slovenian mountaineer Tomaz Humar was found dead on the mountain, the BBC reported. Huserka's death comes ...
Live Science on MSN3d
Natural selection is unfolding right now in these remote villages in Nepal
Physiological traits that help Tibetan women survive at high altitudes are being selected for within the population, meaning they may be becoming more common, new research hints.
Advnture on MSN6d
Who are the world’s greatest mountaineers? We look at the story of former greats and up and comers
Our mountaineering expert considers the world’s greatest mountaineers throughout history, as well as casting an eye on those ...
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Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic ...
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As Nepal counts its snow leopards, even the best estimate is still a guess
Scientists and government officials have embarked on the uphill task of coming up with a number, or even just a range, for ...
The Daily Mirror2d
Landslide warning issued for eight districts
Colombo, November 02 (Daily Mirror)- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings for eight districts due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. The warnings have ...
Radio Pakistan2d
At least 170 dead in floods, landslides in Nepal
The death toll in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal has risen to 170. Witnesses say they had not seen flooding and devastation of this scale in the country in the past 40-45 ...
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Visitor from Canada hospitalized after vehicle gets caught in landslide
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A visitor from Canada was hospitalized after her group’s vehicle got caught up in a landslide on Maui over the weekend. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday on Piilani ...