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SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS
Founded in 1859, this California mining town once had 2,000 buildings and 8,000 people. This ‘ghost town’ still preserves abandoned beds, toys, books and vintage suppliesBodie, a historical ghost town in California, draws interest with its well-preserved mining heritage. The discovery of gold and silver in 1...- Hawk Fire near Reno forces 42,000 to evacuate as wildfire rapidly spreads in US' NevadaA fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced about 42,000 people to evacuate, while another 45,000 have been urged to ...
- In 2000, the American West entered a megadrought that became its driest stretch in roughly 1,200 years. Years later, it left major lakes and reservoirs majorly depleted, with some losing enough water to expose miles of lakebedSeveral major North American lakes are experiencing significant water level declines. Drought, warming temperatures, and increased water de...
- From 1877, officials stocked over 33 million fish in Yosemite for anglers, altering fishless lakes and reducing habitat for native yellow-legged frogsYosemite's lakes, once fishless, received over 33 million stocked fish between 1877 and 1990. Introduced trout preyed on native species and...
- California's Tule River tribe had not had beavers on its southern Sierra Nevada lands for decades; now a family of seven is back in the South Fork Tule River watershedIn a historic move, the Tule River Tribe has embraced ancient pictographs to spearhead their beaver restoration project. Reintroducing thes...
- In 1857, a carpenter given six months to live moved into Yosemite; he survived 53 more years and spent five decades protecting its giant sequoiasGalen Clark moved to Yosemite seeking health and found a new purpose. He discovered the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and began protecti...
- In 1942, America completed Friant Dam and diverted most of the San Joaquin River into farms; a salmon run once numbering nearly 50,000 adults collapsedFriant Dam construction in California significantly altered the San Joaquin River's flow. This action disconnected salmon from their spawni...
- Meet Hulda Crooks, the Canadian-born 'Grandma Whitney' who climbed Mount Fuji at 91, conquered Mount Whitney 23 times and had a mountain named after herHulda Crooks, a Canadian-born American mountaineer, achieved extraordinary climbing feats in her nineties. Crooks climbed Mount Whitney 23 ...
- Scientists thought the world's tallest trees would be the first to die in drought; New study reveals astonishing survival secret hidden inside their trunksA new study has revealed that giant dipterocarp trees have evolved highly efficient water transport systems that help them move water throu...
- Snow chaos ahead! 18 inches incoming, as travel could become impossible in warning zonesA major winter storm is set to impact seven states with heavy snow and powerful winds up to 90 mph. Travel could become impossible in affec...
- Deadly Sierra Nevada avalanche kills eight backcountry skiers, leaves one missing as severe storm hinders rescue near TruckeeEight skiers have died and one remains missing after a powerful avalanche struck a group near Truckee, California. The group, returning fro...
- Eight skiers confirmed dead in California avalanche, one still missingEight skiers perished in a devastating avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. One more skier is presumed dead. This incident ma...
- Ten skiers missing in California avalanche, six strandedAn avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California's Sierra Nevada mountains swept through the Castle Peak area, leaving ten skiers missing and six...
- Weather forecast for Friday: Snow, arctic air disrupts post-New Year's day travelU.S. weather forecast: In the West, while California experiences a lull in rain on Friday, sporadic rain will extend from that state to Was...
- This Indian state is among world's top 10 underrated tourist gems for 2026Intrepid Travel has placed Arunachal Pradesh on its “Not Hot List” for 2026, naming it the only Indian destination among 10 lesser-visited ...
- Scotts Valley tornado at 144km/h rips through town, flips cars, and damages power lines. Watch viral videoA tornado hit northern California. It injured four people and damaged Scotts Valley. Severe weather affected other US regions. An ice storm...
- US weather forecast: Pineapple Express to bring heavy rains in California, flood alert in Los Angeles, San DiegoSan Diego, Los Angeles, and California are likely to witness heavy rainfall, and flooding.
- US weather forecast: Los Angeles gets first blizzard warning in 34 years, 1000 flights cancelled, massive snowfall predictedKnown for its warm climate, Southern California’s winter storms expected to intensify on Friday and has brought the first blizzard warning ...
- Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits remote corner of NevadaThe quake struck at 1:13 a.m. and was centered about 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Mina, a town of about 155, at a depth of 3.73 mi...
- Monster storm sweeps through CaliforniaA dangerous layer of heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains, and a levee break flooded hundreds of homes in Nevada on Saturda...
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