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August 4, 2022
Extremes on Mont Blanc Prompt Mayor to Seek ‘Funeral Deposit’ for Climbers
Amid chaotic weather and resulting surface conditions on high peaks all over Europe, one French Mayor takes a stand for his constituent taxpayers. In an Aug. 3 statement, Mayor Jean-Marc Peillex announced plans to levy a €15,000 ($15,341) deposit to climb Mont Blanc (15,771 feet) via the popular Goûter route....
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August 3, 2022
Visit World’s Tallest Tree, Get a $5K Fine and 6 Months in Jail
The park plans to fine and imprison anyone caught visiting Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Anyone who goes near the tree or the closed area around it faces a $5,000 fine and 6 months in jail. Gear Junkie
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August 2, 2022
60 hikers rescued as raging California wildfire spreads on the Pacific Crest Trail
A huge wildfire was growing, and a massive smoke plume could be seen from the iconic trail. The McKinney Fire is the largest wildfire of the season in California, according to The Sacramento Bee. As of Monday evening, it grew to more than 55,490 acres with no containment, The Bee...
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July 27, 2022
Austrian Court Rules Tourist Who Caught COVID at Ski Resort May Be Compensated
The Austrian town and resort of Ischgl came under fire for mishandling early COVID protocols as numerous visitors died. One claimant could now get compensation, and many more could follow. Gear Junkie
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July 26, 2022
The Ocean Cleanup Removed its First 100K KG from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Ocean Cleanup reports that the weight of all that plastic is more than two and a half Boeing 737-800s combined...or a single space shuttle. The Inertia
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July 19, 2022
A man is suing Bass Pro Shops for changing their lifetime guarantee on socks
After years of exchanging his worn-out socks for new ones, a man is suing a Bass Pro Shops for changing their policy on socks that he claims were supposed to have a lifetime guarantee. Kent Slaughter said he had previously been able to exchange the socks whenever he wanted. But...
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July 19, 2022
2 Teslas are the first-ever electric vehicles to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp (video)
Even 5 years back no one would’ve imagined an electric vehicle reaching anywhere near the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest (Mount Qomolangma in Chinese), but the ever-expanding network of Tesla Superchargers has made it possible. A Model X and a Model Y have reached the Mount Everest Base Camp, with...
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July 18, 2022
In the Wake of Historic Flooding, Yellowstone Will Rebuild
Engineers will account for climate change as they design replacement highways along the rivers in and to Yellowstone National Park. Their permanent replacement could take three to five years to complete, in what some have said could be a billion-dollar undertaking. Engineers are looking at realigning roads that the rivers...
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July 13, 2022
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Will Survive Current Raging Fire
The Washburn Fire is burning through areas of Yosemite National Park, just south of Yosemite Valley. As of Tuesday evening, the fire had consumed roughly 3,500 acres. The Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, trees more than 3,000 years old, has areas within the footprint of the fire, causing many ecologists...
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July 11, 2022
A sprinkler system has been installed in the forest and a cabin wrapped in foil as wildfire threatens Yosemite’s beloved sequoias
Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park's legendary giant sequoias, taking protective measures like installing a sprinkler system to dampen the ground around one of the park's most famous trees. While officials say the trees have avoided significant damage so far, the 2,340-acre...
