The catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border that killed more than 1,000 people was influenced by a cascade of factors, many worsened by climate change, a new scientific analysis has found. Read more at the link in @cnn's bio.
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The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say.
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Three weeks after flash floods tore through the Grand Canyon and killed three backcountry hikers, rangers recovered the body of the last missing man, a 53-year-old Wyoming pilot whose wife confirmed the news on Facebook. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found human remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, and by Thursday, the […] The post Remains of last missing Grand Canyon flood victim identified as Wyoming pilot Timothy Allen Smith appeared first on American Almanac .
Three weeks after flash floods tore through the Grand Canyon and killed three backcountry hikers, rangers recovered the body of the last missing man, a 53-year-old Wyoming pilot whose wife confirmed the news on Facebook. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found human remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, and by Thursday, the family of Timothy Allen Smith had received the answer they had been dreading. Smith, a pilot who lived in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, about 40 miles southwest of Jackson, was the third and final confirmed fatality from the Aug. 29 flash flooding that devastated campgrounds deep inside the canyon . His two companions, John Giusti, 46, and Brent Rosenkranz, 42, both of Granbury, Texas, had already…Open
Rangers recovered the remains of Timothy Allen Smith near Crystal Rapids, ending a three-week search and raising the Grand Canyon flash flood death toll to three. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found Smith's body along the Colorado River on Monday, and the Coconino County medical examiner confirmed his identity by Thursday, the Associated Press reported. […] The post Grand Canyon flood victim identified as missing Wyoming pilot, wife confirms appeared first on American Almanac .
Rangers recovered the remains of Timothy Allen Smith near Crystal Rapids, ending a three-week search and raising the Grand Canyon flash flood death toll to three. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found Smith's body along the Colorado River on Monday, and the Coconino County medical examiner confirmed his identity by Thursday, the Associated Press reported . Smith, 53, a pilot from Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, a small community about 40 miles southwest of Jackson, had been missing since a two-day deluge tore through the canyon's backcountry in late August. His wife, Carrie Smith, broke the news on Facebook after weeks of public pleas for prayers and support. The confirmation closes one chapter of a disaster that killed three men, forced…Open
Warmer temperatures don’t necessarily mean a snow-free winter. El Nino can manifest blizzards in surprising ways.
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Gregory Wrightstone’s A Very Convenient Warming challenges climate catastrophe narratives, arguing that historical evidence shows warmer periods and higher CO₂ often coincided with human flourishing. Source
The Washington Post's Ben Noll joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to discuss what Kelvin Waves are and why they could pose a threat to Southern California in the coming months.