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Avalanche warnings on HIGH for B.C. Interior and Coastal Regions

Areas including Whistler Backcountry, Revelstoke, Invermere and Nakusp of British Columbia's mountainous Interior region have had their avalanche warning raised to a "special" high rating by the Canadian Avalanche...

created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Avalanche skier helmet camera burial Haines Alaska

Gordon Clark

Skier Films His Own Avalanche Fall and Rescue

An experienced skier with a helmet cam was back country skiing when he got caught in an avalanche. The camera continued to roll as he fell 1,500 feet until he was buried in snow. Four minutes later his...

created by Gordon Clark | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Yosemite glacier on thin ice, proof of Global Climate Change

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Yosemite glacier on thin ice, proof of Global Climate Change

Do you still think there is no such thing as Global Climate change? Here in California the truth is there for all to see."ON THE LYELL GLACIER – As melting water gushed off the ice in a tinseled maze of...

created by reno_fog | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Backpackers Go Missing in Denali Wild

These two young woman were supposed to be on a short backpacking trip through the preserve but haven't been seen since last week. This must be very hard for their families to have to deal with at this time. One of the women was supposed to be the maid of honor in her...

created by sweet east pearl | 5 years ago
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2 dead, 2 missing in California avalanches

As the snow settles in San Gabriel, rescue workers have found the body of another person caught in an avalanche. Three avalanches have hit the region since yesterday, and two people remain missing."A second skier has died in a series of avalanches in the mountains outside of...

created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago
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Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...