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March 8, 2024
Strong winds blew a lake 2 miles north in Death Valley National Park
Powerful 40 mph winds from Feb. 29 to March 2 in Death Valley blew Lake Manly two miles north, according to the National Park Service. The lake spread out to cover more ground, but at a shallower depth. The water slowly moved back to its original lakebed, but with the...
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March 7, 2024
An Avalanche Blocked a Massive Tunnel In Italy, Isolating Over 6,000 People
Thousands of people were isolated on March 3 after an avalanche ripped through Italy’s Aosta Valley and covered a tunnel. The tunnel is a major roadway near the town of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, effectively leaving two municipalities completely cut off from the rest of the region. Meanwhile, the same storm was dumping...
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February 18, 2024
Cougar attacks 5 cyclists in Washington, with one woman hospitalized
A cougar attacked a group of five cyclists on a trail in Washington on Saturday afternoon, sending a woman to the hospital, officials said. The bikers were on a trail northeast of Fall City, located about 25 miles east of Seattle, when they were attacked around 12:50 p.m. local time,...
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February 13, 2024
Climber Charles Barrett Found Guilty on Three Counts of Sexual Assault
A federal jury found Charles Barrett, an accomplished Northern California climber and a guidebook author, guilty of three charges of sexual assault. The verdict follows a weeklong trial held at the U.S. District Court in Sacramento. A 12-member jury composed of eight men and four women found Barrett, 39, guilty...
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January 11, 2024
Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe leaves 1 skier dead and 1 hurt, sheriff says
One person has died and another person was injured in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on Wednesday, according to authorities. The sheriff's office identified the man killed as 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd, who has residences in Point Reyes and Truckee-Tahoe. Four people were caught in the avalanche, including two...
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December 19, 2023
Iceland’s stunning eruption is happening — and you can watch it live
Iceland's much-anticipated volcanic eruption has begun. It's an impressive natural show. The livestreamed footage, from the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, shows towering fountains of lava erupting from a long fissure in the ground. Enjoy the natural theater: All at once, it's awesome, violent, and beautiful. Mashable
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December 13, 2023
This California Ski Area To Build Summit-Top Religious Statue. Locals Are Not Having It.
New lifts, base lodges, dining options, and other skier amenities are all welcome additions at resorts across the country, but a towering tribute to the Virgin Mary? Not so much. Mt. Shasta Ski Park, a 635-acre ski area located in Northern California at the foot of the iconic fourteener, just...
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November 27, 2023
Surfers Will Stay on a Cruise Ship During the Olympic Surfing Event at Teahupo’o
It was revealed that the Paris 2024 organizers hired a cruise ship to house athletes and officials for the Olympic surfing event at Teahupo’o. While most Olympic athletes will be staying in the Olympic Village in Paris, the organizing committee had to create an alternative housing arrangement for the surfers...
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November 18, 2023
Killer of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson sentenced to 90 years
A Texas jury on Friday sentenced Kaitlin Armstrong to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of the rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in a case that sent investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Jurors deliberated for just over three hours before...
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October 21, 2023
U.S. Man Arrested for Plotting to Kill Several Climbers
A 39-year-old Portland, Oregon man, Samson Zebturiah Garner, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly planning to kill several climbers at the annual Craggin’ Classic event in Smith Rock. Smith Rock is considered the birthplace of American sport climbing. According to the Bend Bulletin newspaper via Climbing magazine, two people who...
