YOUTUBE (CNN) - Crew rescues climber stranded on 700-foot sheer cliff
A helicopter crew pulled off a daring rescue on Sierra Nevada's towering "Power Dome" after a rock climber became stranded on the near-vertical rock face.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: California climber rescued from 700-foot cliff
A helicopter crew saved a hiker who was stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains after an injury.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - A marmot turned up in a San Francisco backyard after apparently drinking radiator fluid
A wildlife rescue in San Francisco is trying to figure out how a marmot, a mountain-dwelling rodent about the size of a house cat, ended up sick in a city backyard, and the leading theory involves antifreeze and a long car ride. Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue recovered the animal earlier this week from a backyard […] The post A marmot turned up in a San Francisco backyard after apparently drinking radiator fluid appeared first on American Almanac .
A wildlife rescue in San Francisco is trying to figure out how a marmot, a mountain-dwelling rodent about the size of a house cat, ended up sick in a city backyard, and the leading theory involves antifreeze and a long car ride. Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue recovered the animal earlier this week from a backyard in the Mission District, one of San Francisco's oldest neighborhoods. Marmots live at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada, not in urban backyards. The rescue's founder, Lila Travis, told KQED the animal had likely crawled under a car somewhere in the mountains and hitched an involuntary ride to the city. How it got there, and where exactly it came from, remains an open question. Travis and her team are now asking the public…Open
NYTIMES (Ishani Desai) - Climber Stranded for Hours on 6-Inch Rock Ledge Before Rescue
Racing against the darkness, rescuers in California on Saturday saved a man who had become stranded on a ledge perched atop a soaring peak on the Sierra Nevada.
NYTIMES (Orlando Mayorquín and Reis Thebault) - Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.
The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.
NYTIMES (Christina Morales) - Firefighters Grapple With Nevada Blaze That Drove Thousands From Homes
The Hawk fire has burned more than 15,000 acres since it began on Saturday in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Reno.
NYTIMES (Amy Graff) - Late May Storm Brings Rain and Snow to Northern California
San Francisco received nearly as much rain one morning as it would typically see for the month, and a slope in the Sierra Nevada remained open for skiing.
WAR (Matthew Reyes, Naval Health Research Center) - Mastering the First Breath: Navy Medicine Research Prepares Warfighters Against Cold's Lethal Shock
Naval Health Research Center scientists completed six days of research in harsh Sierra Nevada winter conditions at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., focusing on equipping warfighters with survival skills for extreme conditions.
NPR (Autumn Barnes) - On the brink of death, a woman is saved by a stranger and his family
In 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend went mountaineering in California's Sierra Nevada. Then, an unexpected storm veered them dangerously off course. Luckily, their unsung hero found them.
In 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend went mountaineering in California's Sierra Nevada. Then, an unexpected storm veered them dangerously off course. Luckily, their unsung hero found them.Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Joseph Weber) - Two more skiers die in Lake Tahoe area, bringing death toll in region this year to at least 15
The deaths follow nine people dying in a Feb. 17 avalanche near Castle Peak, along with other fatalities at ski resorts such as Heavenly, a mountain in California's side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.