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What started as a narrow underground pipe turned into one of the most incredible river caves we’ve ever discovered. In this ...
Take in the sights and sounds from Bill Whitaker's 60 Minutes report on the longest-running cattle drive left in the U.S.
Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...
For Jack Lachendro, you don’t have to go far from Downtown Pittsburgh to feel like you’re “truly in nature.” In fact, you ...
Earth has some seriously wild natural phenomena that most people never get to see up close. Take the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, where lightning storms rage almost every night, flashing across ...
The omission, specifically of the New River Triangle from a map in Caribbean Beat issue 188 (May/June 2025), was reported by yesterday’s Stabroek News, which highlighted the growing public dismay.
Devindra Charmer said: ‘They better get it right. Pull all editions now and replace the correct map’. The New River Triangle is situated at the tri-junction of Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil.
These early maps have one thing in common: They all depict the La Crosse River in detail as far as Sparta, Wis., and even its headwaters on what is today Fort McCoy.
Catatumbo lightning. Credit: Fernando Flores/Wikimedia Commons. LIVING in a tropical country like Malaysia, we’re all used to frequent thunderstorms and lightning streaking across dark skies.
A WaterWatch map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows countless rivers have already reached flood stage, with some of those rivers being measured 1,000 percent of their normal level or more.
The mounting pressure on humanitarian aid has created uncertainty for the displaced population from Catatumbo. “I don’t know until when we will receive help here,” said the 26-year-old mother.