Environmental & Climate History

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1733+ words) • Death toll: The number of people killed following last week’s Nepal-China flash floods topped 1,000. More than 4,400 people remained unaccounted for in both countries, officials say. • On the ground: Authorities are burying hundreds of unidentified victims in a mass grave, reports…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (179+ words) Ancient flood stories are not geological reports. Sediment layers, settlement dates and the Black Sea debate show how researchers test whether memory and geology could meet. The post Can Geology Test the Memories Behind Ancient Flood Stories? appeared first on…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (479+ words) The 23 steps that make up the cascade at Chatsworth House have been the centrepiece of the stately home's garden for more than 325 years. But over the centuries, leakage through its stones began to impact the tunnels underneath it and put…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (864+ words) A crew of volunteer excavators and archaeologists searches the soil for artifacts at the Nunalleq dig site near the coastal village of Quinhagak, Alaska, on June 8. MaryCait Dolan/KYUK hide caption Last October, remnants of Typhoon Halong swept through western…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (611+ words) The Bhote Kosi-Trisuli flood is a lesson for other riverside towns across Nepal Sonia Awale·Sep 19, 2026·News Nepalis are still reeling from the shock of the Bhote Kosi-Trisuli flood disaster three weeks ago. Some 1,400 bodies have been found but only…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (806+ words) It's quiet in the Mid-Atlantic; unusually quiet. As of mid-September, not a single hurricane has formed in the Atlantic Basin. While the East Coast is in the clear for now, the Lower Shore of Maryland should remain vigilant, for towns…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (22+ words) Explore the National Park Service National Park Service (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Return to Previous Page...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (768+ words) If we were to look at the question of highest national forest in the U.S. from an experiential basis, then Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest would receive top billing. Let's delve deeper into Inyo, Rio Grande, and some other high-altitude national…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (278+ words) Mostly clear, cool, and comfortable.. WILLIAMS TWP., Pa.- Northampton County will rename one of its parks in honor of two open space preservation pioneers. Fry's Run Park in Williams Township will be known as the Mineo Conservation Area, recognizing the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (506+ words) This week marks the 100th anniversary of the policy directive by U.S. Agriculture Secretary William Jardine that 640,000 acres of forests and waters in northern Minnesota be managed as a roadless wilderness area. "It will be the policy of the Department (of Agriculture)…...