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Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire ...
On a late-monsoon morning in the Shivalik foothills, Sukhomajri village in Haryana used to watch torrential runoff tear away ...
To realise the vision of travelling from "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail, the project team behind the construction of the Chenab bridge faced several challenges. Among them was how to reach the ...
Contour planting helps reduce soil erosion and water runoff. When crops are planted down a slope, water flows quickly through the rows, especially during heavy rain. Instead of percolating into the ...
Researchers analyzed a global database of 500,000 strange streaks that occur on steep Martian slopes, concluding that they’re most likely caused by dry processes rather than liquid flow.
The steep turn is a technical turning mechanism. Viv's take on the steep turn allows a skier to do the following things: Pivot in place (useful in tight couloirs, treeskiing, narrow groomers, or ...
When skiers get nervous, they often break form and avoid confidently attacking whichever steep slope they're presented with. This is, of course, a natural, very human reaction to hair-raising ...
PeakRankings posted an Instagram video of “How not to send it down The Big Couloir,” and it is a bit painful, as a snowboarder loses it near the top and tumbles down the slope like a rag doll.
Join the challenge as a LEGO car climbs steep slopes and overcomes a column made of wooden pull-out sticks. This video showcases the power and precision of LEGO Technic engineering, with the car ...
New steep-slope technology shared from New Zealand expands possibilities on Oregon mountain slopes -- helps fight fires too.