Weather
For the First Time, There is No Snow on Mount Fuji in November
Since record-keeping began 130 years ago, Mount Fuji has...
Scotland’s Famous Snow Patch Melts for Fourth Consecutive Year
The Sphinx snow patch on Braeriach in the Scottish...
Sand From the Sahara Keeps Hurricanes From Forming
This year, the Atlantic hurricane season has been far...
Utah Hikers Found Dead as Record Temps Roil American West
A father and daughter perished from the heat while...
Everest: As Bad Weather Continues, Impatience Grows
Some forecasts suggest that the weather window that opened...
Unraveling the Mystery of the Late Triassic’s Two-Million-Year Rainy Season
The forty days and nights of rain during the...
Herders Struggle to Survive Deadly Mongolian ‘Dzud’ Winter
Herders in Mongolia are undergoing an unusually harsh winter...
The Sphinx Snow Patch Melts for Just 10th Time in 300 Years
The longest-lasting snow patch in the UK has completely...
Many Canadian Tornadoes Too Polite to Get Noticed
If a tornado touches down in Saskatchewan and no...
Temperature Dives to Record Lows in Eastern Siberia. Would you Believe -75˚C?
According to residents, the air temperature in the eastern...
Svalbard Reindeer Flourish As Climate Warms
New research suggests that the reindeers' flexible diet might...
1,700 Tourists Rescued From Flash Floods In Petra, Jordan
The crowded stone corridors of the popular tourist destination...
Measure the Height of a Wave Accurately? One Drone Company May Have the Answer
Given the world's easy access to all human knowledge,...
Arctic, Antarctica Shatter Heat Records Simultaneously
Over the weekend, soaring temperatures near the planet’s poles...
Urubko Returns with a New Route on Pakistan’s Koshar Gang
Denis Urubko has returned to high-altitude mountaineering in grand...
The Ogre: Much More than the Classic Scott/Bonington Survival Tale
Baintha Brakk I (7,285m), better known as Ogre I,...
Manaslu: Departures, Explanations, and Another Storm
The action -- or inaction -- on winter Manaslu...
Drones Help Scottish Rescuers Search for Victims Lost in Tough Terrain
The next time you hear the high-pitched whine of...
Tomaszewski and Bielecki Open New Route on the Karakoram’s Frigid Uli Biaho
The last we heard, Marcin Tomaszewski and Damian Bielecki...
Winter Himalayan Teams Reach Base Camps. Plus: Sherpas to Antarctica
Winter officially begins in one week, and some teams...
