Skiers, snowmobilers and hikers can set off an avalanche when a layer of snow collapses and starts to slide down the slope.

An avalanche in the Lake Tahoe area on Feb. 17, 2026, was the deadliest on record in California. Here's what happens when snow begins to flow downhill.

Otake Camp in Waialua on the North Shore is under an evacuation order. (See below for details.) The city Department of Emergency Management has ordered an evacuation of Otake Camp along Kaupe Road in ...

December hasn't arrived yet, and as I walk through the biting cold that chills my skin, the north wind begins to whisper, and ...

The picnic facilities at New Germany State Park are ideal for the ultimate laid-back day trip: showing up with food and eating it somewhere beautiful. Picnic tables are scattered throughout the park, ...

Pulaski, Virginia makes this financial fantasy an actual reality. Tucked into the southwestern mountains of Virginia, Pulaski ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive investigate the dangerous currents and underwater caves that make certain swimming ...

A baby elephant experiments with swimming, practicing trunk control in the water.

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished as part of a closing ceremony inside ...