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As search for avalanche survivors continues, details emerge of terrifying moments before disaster struck
Deep in the Himalayan mountains, Tuskar Singh Rana watched in disbelief as the avalanche roared his way. The deadly mixture of ice, rock and water approached at a furious pace from miles away, consuming nearly everything in its path.
[ cnn.com ]Man spends 7 days stranded after his GPS directed him to an unplowed mountain pass
A man who became stranded during heavy snow in the backcountry of California's Sierra Nevada mountains for a week after following the directions on his GPS was rescued alive after surviving on a small supply of food and melted snow.
[ cnn.com ]Growing up wild: this photographer captures the beauty of Mexico's mountains
Growing up in the remote mountains of Sierra Gorda, Mexico, Roberto Pedraza Ruiz developed a serious case of biophilia.
[ cnn.com ]Photos challenge negative stereotypes of Appalachia
In the coal-mining towns of southeastern Ohio, nestled in the Appalachian mountains, photographer Rich-Joseph Facun has worked on a visual study of a region that has been stereotyped for decades. Appalachia has often been viewed one-dimensionally, saddled in associations related to poverty and opioid use, and deemed "Trump Country" during the 2016 election.
[ cnn.com ]Iridescent snake with shimmering scales discovered in Vietnam
In 2019, American and Vietnamese scientists were researching biodiversity in the jungles and mountains of Vietnam when they stumbled upon a strange-looking snake.
[ cnn.com ]Europe's ski resorts are facing the 'season from hell'
Skiers and snowboarders across Europe are experiencing a roller coaster ride as doubts build over when the mountains might open for sport this winter.
[ cnn.com ]Chinese glaciers melting at 'shocking' pace, scientists say
Glaciers in China's bleak Qilian mountains are disappearing at a shocking rate as global warming brings unpredictable change and raises the prospect of crippling, long-term water shortages, scientists say.
[ cnn.com ]Pluto's snow-capped mountains look like they belong on Earth
Pluto's snow-capped mountains look like they belong on Earth, but researchers have discovered that the snowy tops of these features are actually made of methane frost.
[ cnn.com ]She received death threats for playing football. Now she's changing lives
In a remote village in Pakistan's Chitral Valley, about 1500 meters above sea level, wi-fi is intermittent. It is among these mountains bordering Afghanistan that Karishma Ali is changing lives -- and trying to tell her story despite technological difficulties.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: What a brutal Confederate general taught me about America
As a schoolchild growing up in Tennessee, I visited the battlefields of Fort Pillow and Shiloh and toured Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage. When I was a teenager, I haunted the blues clubs of Beale Street (the ones that would let me in without ID). I have watched football at the Liberty Bowl and basketball and bands at the Pyramid (before it became a Bass Pro Shop), I have driven through the Smoky Mountains and walked the floor of the Tennessee State House. (I have not been to Dollywood. I know, I hate myself too.)
[ cnn.com ]Paramedics test jet suit that can fly up mountains
The world's first jet suit-wearing paramedic could be coming to the hilly terrain of the Lake District in the United Kingdom.
[ cnn.com ]See paramedics test a jet suit that can fly up mountains
An ambulance service in the UK's Lake District has tested a new jet suit that could help "save lives," according to the paramedics.
[ cnn.com ]Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance vandalized with 'Black lives don't matter' sign
Officials from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are investigating after someone placed a black bear skin and a cardboard sign that read "from here to the lake black lives don't matter," at an entrance to the park.
[ cnn.com ]A California family recalled a harrowing escape before their home was swallowed by flames. 'We're nomads'
Toby Wait and his family have prepared to flee a number of wildfires that have burned through the rugged and dry mountains of Central California. But none were as ferocious or fast-moving as what the long-time residents of Big Creek faced this week when flames overwhelmed their community, forcing them to flee in the middle of the night and reduced their home to ashes.
[ cnn.com ]Woman dies hiking in the extreme heat in the Santa Monica Mountains
A 41-year-old woman died after hiking in extreme heat in the Santa Monica Mountains on Saturday with temperatures above 110 degrees.
[ cnn.com ]Record cold temperatures and a rare September snow arrive this week
An early taste of winter with record cold temperatures and snow -- yes, snow -- is on the way for the Rocky Mountains.
[ cnn.com ]How Macron's visit sent Lebanon to 1920
On Lebanon's centenary Tuesday, French jets whizzed over the mountains of its former mandate as a French president planted a cedar tree declaring the country's "rebirth."
[ cnn.com ]Amazon's new wearable will judge your tone
Amazon has tried to make its services and products an indispensable part of people's day, from putting its Alexa voice assistant everywhere to selling virtually everything on Amazon.com. In the process, it's collected mountains of data.
[ cnn.com ]Mexican woman snags Guinness World Records title
Viridiana Álvarez Chávez was 28 when she first started exercising. She was 36 when she broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest ascent of the top three highest mountains with supplementary oxygen (female) in only one year and 364 days.
[ cnn.com ]This 'floating' footbridge spans a massive waterfall and isn't for the faint hearted
Rushing water cascades below an elevated footbridge that looks like it's floating on air, with panoramic views of hazy mountains and a plunging, deep valley underneath.
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