Researchers in Iran have used digital elevation models to improve the accuracy of solar energy potential maps. Their model is ...

A new coastal risk screening tool from Climate Central reveals a flood-filled future for the Bay Area as sea levels rise and ...

The snowiest place in California is not at a ski resort in Lake Tahoe. And it’s not close to Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada, the highest point in the contiguous United States. According to a ...

The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West—their ...

Nearly two hours east of Grand Junction on a remote dirt road on the Grand Mesa is a nondescript, shallow, sage-brush-covered ...

According to data analyzed by the National Weather Service, locations in the High Sierra have between a 60% and 90% chance of ...

CUNY increased enrollment and applications, received record-high donations and made other strides in attaining the goals enshrined in our strategic roadmap, which is guiding the University's ...

Cheaha Mountain: 2,413 feet. Gulf of Mexico: Sea level. Denali: 20,310 feet. Pacific Ocean: Sea level. Humphreys Peak: 12,633 ...

This 1.3-mile out-and-back trail offers hikers views of water and active wildlife. It's part of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, which is only accessible by boat.

If you ask us, Raven Rock Loop Trail is the perfect middle-of-winter hiking trail. It's long but not too long and it's challenging without being unbearable. The 4.3-mile loop requires about 900 feet ...

The snow even extended deep into Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth picked up 3 inches of snow, its first measurable Christmas Eve snow ...