Nepal: Decision to lift ban on chopper irks locals; federal & local govt officials hold meeting
Nepal has announced a ban on helicopter rides from Mount Everest. The decision is part of efforts to reduce environmental ...
Rescuers search for survivors in powerful Tibet earthquake as temps fall below zero
More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, ...
Tibet County Near Mount Everest Hit By 646 Aftershocks Following 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake
The Dingri county region near Mount Everest in southern Tibet that was rattled by a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, has experienced an overwhelming 646 aftershocks, at least 16 of them of ...
Rescuers race to find survivors
Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said, with an unknown number ...
Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off
The temblor shook buildings as far away as Nepal and parts of India, and destroyed more than 3,600 houses. Read more at ...
China is hit by powerful 5.5-magnitude earthquake a day after devastating tremors left 126 dead in Tibet
The magnitude earthquake jolted China 's northwestern province of Qinghai at 3:44 p.m. (0844 GMT) on Wednesday, according to ...
Thousands moved to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet as search for missing continues
About 1,000 of the earthquake-proof and heated houses are being sent to Tingri and can be erected in about 10 minutes, reports say ...
Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet
Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, before ...
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Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous
Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with the Alpine community ...