Tag: Mountains
Altitude sickness is typically mild but can sometimes turn very serious...
Brian Strickland, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Equipped with the latest gear and a thirst for adventure, mountaineers...
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and...
Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana
Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after...
Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists
Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder
Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January...
Mountain glaciers may hold less ice than previously thought – here’s...
Mathieu Morlighem, Dartmouth College
Mountain glaciers are essential water sources for nearly a quarter of the global population. But...
What’s the record for how long it’s ever rained without stopping?
Lynn McMurdie, University of Washington and Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik, Washington State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have...
When hotter and drier means more – but eventually less –...
Maureen C Kennedy, University of Washington; Don McKenzie, University of Washington, and Jeremy Littell, US Geological Survey
There is...
Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that...
Bryan Shuman, University of Wyoming
When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks...
EXPLORING NATURE
I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...
Julian Resasco, University of Colorado Boulder
Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower.
This...
