Mountains

Twilight view of San Gabriel Mountains with three tall palm trees in foreground and purpleish sky.

Feds Weigh Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

The White House is sending a top-level cabinet member who oversees the U.S. Forest Service to the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles to hear public comments on the proposed expansion the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

November 6, 2023 - Los Angeles Daily News

Mendenhall Glacier

Climate Change Having Dramatic Effect on Mountains

The ecology of mountains around the world is changing as summer plants bloom earlier and forests march up hill to newly temperate ground.

July 2, 2017 - Pacific Standard

Mountain Climber

Traffic Jams Come to Mount Everest

The side of Mount Everest is no place for a crowd.

May 26, 2017 - The Washington Post

Sierra Nevada Melted

Sierra Nevada Snowpack at 500-Year Low

Unusually scarce precipitation last winter has left little snow on the mountains, endangering a key California water reserve.

October 3, 2015 - KPCC

Man-Made Mountain Proposed in Berlin

An architect in Berlin has proposed replacing the city's now-unused Tempelhof airport with a giant man-made mountain, dubbed The Berg.

November 13, 2009 - The Architect's Journal

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