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.
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
Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.
Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.
Months before August’s deadly flash flood, current and former officials say they warned that the fire-ravaged North Kaibab Trail posed safety risks. It reopened anyway.
As public anger against the Nepalese government mounts after deadly landslides in Nepal, files show the country’s new prime minister and several of his colleagues came to power thanks in part to a covert program sponsored by the US government.
By Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed Eight months before a deadly landslide in Nepal claimed over 1,000 lives this September, the country’s new leaders emerged for the first time. It was December 2025, and a meeting had just been held in Kathmandu between the city’s rapper-turned-mayor, Balen Shah, and the head of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane. Having seized power after the bloody unrest which rocked Nepal just a few months prior, the pair immediately put forward a seven-point plan pledging to root out “corruption and poor governance,” and to replace it with “good governance, prosperity, and social justice.” Under its terms, Shah would serve as the Prime Minister of Nepal, and the RSP would govern alongside…Open
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to […] The post Massive sinkhole swallows driveway at Nicolas Cage's Malibu mansion after Hurricane Marie batters coast appeared first on American Almanac .
A sinkhole estimated at 30 feet deep opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu beachfront home after Hurricane Marie's remnants hammered Southern California, forcing evacuations and a local emergency declaration. The collapse began developing Monday, September 7, and broke through the surface the following morning, swallowing the entire driveway section next to the garage of the oceanfront property on Sea Level Drive near Point Lechuza. Waves and structural beams were visible underneath the gaping hole, which USA TODAY reported measured up to 30 feet wide and 60 feet long. A gas leak erupted just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, prompting utility SoCalGas to shut off natural gas service across an 85-foot stretch of the street. …Open
Smith's two companions were found dead in the flood’s aftermath, and around 80 people were rescued.
Timothy Smith, who was hiking with two friends whose bodies were recovered, has been missing for over a week.
The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other countries have pulled back, Nepali officials and humanitarian groups say.