Orographic lifting has fueled fresh snowfall in Colorado’s Western Slope, boosting snowpack crucial for rivers, drought ...

Orographic lifting contributes to the snowpack in a way that differs from a typical storm system. Tom Renwick, Meteorologist ...

Orographic lifting is quietly shaping snowfall on Colorado's Western Slope, impacting water supply, wildfire risk, and local economies.

The Northern Mountain’s snowpack is about where they should be for this time of year. The Southwest Mountains continue to be on the drier side. The orographic lifting contributed to the snow in ...

A series of snow storms combined with no thaws have led to a massive snowpack throughout the Tri-Lakes area. With that, comes ...

The Bon faith describes the Tibetan Plateau being pushed up from a roiling primeval sea, confirming current evidence about the orogenesis of the Himalaya. In local lore, supernatural lha (animal ...

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With the acceleration of global warming, natural disasters are an undeniable threat to all parts of our country. Between ...

Large reserves of white hydrogen may exist within mountain ranges, according to a new study, raising hopes this clean-burning gas can be extracted and supercharge efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

In Valsavarenche, Cogne, Italy, the mixed climb 'Mission Impossible' was re-equipped by Niccolò Bruni and Francesco Civra Dano. The two mountain guides then repeated the route, considered an ...

A British tourist has died while trekking with a friend in the Dhauladhar mountains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is reported they suffered a serious injury after falling ...