Articles for Sierra Nevada

Large rock or log caused Sierra Nevada whirlpool where three friends drowned. ‘It was a freak accident’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Large rock or log caused Sierra Nevada whirlpool where three friends drowned. ‘It was a freak accident’

LA Times  

A kayaker maneuvers along the Seven Teacups trail on the Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest. It was a hike that would end in tragedy, when all three friends apparently drowned in a pool at the end of the hike along the Kern River in what family members are calling a “freak accident.” Bell was an expert at hiking …

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California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive
7 months ago

California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive

LA Times  

Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra. Blue Canyon Creek runs through land recently purchased by the 40 Acre Conservation League, California’s first Black-led land conservancy. “We’re hoping that everyone finds at least one thing that makes them feel welcome on this property.” The 40 Acre Conservation League …

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American firm buys 5 Korean air jets for next gen ‘nuclear doomsday' plane conversion
7 months, 1 week ago

American firm buys 5 Korean air jets for next gen ‘nuclear doomsday' plane conversion

Hindustan Times  

Sierra Nevada Corporation, an American company, has purchased five Boeing 747 jets previously operated by Korean Air. The Sierra Nevada Corporation is the same company that recently won a US Air Force contract worth $13 billion to build a replacement for the E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the Doomsday plane. Korean Air jets purchased by U.S. company for 'Doomsday' role …

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Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season started barreling into the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, packing multiple feet of snow and dangerous winds that forecasters say will create blizzard conditions likely to close major highways and trigger power outages into the weekend. The weather service in Reno said in its updated forecast as evening approached on …

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High avalanche danger, winds topping 100 mph as blizzard slams Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra Nevada
9 months, 3 weeks ago

High avalanche danger, winds topping 100 mph as blizzard slams Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra Nevada

LA Times  

A treacherous, life-threatening blizzard was strengthening over California’s mightiest mountain range Friday, already bringing 100- to 110-mph gusts at the higher elevations, with conditions expected to deteriorate dramatically by the evening. There will be “whiteout conditions with near zero-visibility at times due to blowing snow,” the weather service office in Reno warned of the strongest Sierra storm of this winter. …

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In a sea of nonalcoholic IPAs, we tried 19 of them. Here’s how they rank
11 months, 3 weeks ago

In a sea of nonalcoholic IPAs, we tried 19 of them. Here’s how they rank

LA Times  

If you’ve spent time in major metropolitan areas that are not Los Angeles, you know, at least anecdotally, one thing to be true: We’re not much of a drinking town. Loved Athletic Brewing — Run Wild IPA Connecticut-based Athletic Brewing has quickly become one of the premier NA beer brands, and it’s easy to see why: This is a quality …

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Why did California officials drop two mountain lions in the desert and leave them to die?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why did California officials drop two mountain lions in the desert and leave them to die?

LA Times  

In the face of mounting outrage from environmentalists, state wildlife officials have revised their policies for translocating mountain lions after two male cougars were captured in the eastern Sierra Nevada and relocated to the Mojave Desert, where they died of starvation. “In hindsight, it wasn’t a good place to release those lions,” said Tom Stephenson, a senior environmental scientist at …

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Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief along California’s Eastern Sierra
1 year, 4 months ago

Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief along California’s Eastern Sierra

LA Times  

Although a state of emergency remains in effect throughout much of the Eastern Sierra Nevada — a region where epic snowpack had threatened to unleash catastrophic flooding on small valley towns — local officials and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are finally breathing a collective sigh of relief: The worst days of the “Big Melt” are over, …

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Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range
1 year, 7 months ago

Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range

LA Times  

Vernal Fall at Yosemite National Park. “In the ever changing ebb and flow of water in California, no given year is great for all species,” said Joshua Viers, a professor at UC Merced specializing in the hydrology of the Sierra Nevada. “While I can’t guarantee that Central California will resemble a waterfowl convention after all the snowmelt moves downstream,” he …

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As snow records fall along the eastern Sierra Nevada, fears loom over impending snowmelt
1 year, 9 months ago

As snow records fall along the eastern Sierra Nevada, fears loom over impending snowmelt

LA Times  

Snow began falling early and hard this season at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort, and the record-breaking amounts don’t look like they’ll stop anytime soon. “We have at least two more storms coming in over the next 10 days, so the big concern is all the precipitation on the mountains coming down all at once.” As of this week, Mammoth …

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Travel danger in California, Sierra Nevada range, San Bernardino range due to snowstorms
1 year, 9 months ago

Travel danger in California, Sierra Nevada range, San Bernardino range due to snowstorms

Hindustan Times  

Jennifer Cobb and her husband planned on staying four days in their vacation rental in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains. Travel danger in California, Sierra Nevada range, San Bernardino range due to snowstorms When they try to shovel themselves out, it just snows again. “Being stuck up here in this beautiful place shouldn’t be awful, but it is.” Cobb and …

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L.A.’s new water war: Keeping supply from Mono Lake flowing as critics want it cut off
1 year, 10 months ago

L.A.’s new water war: Keeping supply from Mono Lake flowing as critics want it cut off

LA Times  

Exposed tufa towers rise along the shore of Mono Lake in Lee Vining, Calif., in this 2021 photo. Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, told the water board in a letter recently that were Los Angeles to lose supplies “for whatever reason,” the MWD would “have to draw a similar amount of water from …

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Athlete who earnt $150,000 tells Ben Fogle how burnout caused him to build a tiny hut in the wild
1 year, 11 months ago

Athlete who earnt $150,000 tells Ben Fogle how burnout caused him to build a tiny hut in the wild

Daily Mail  

A former pro snowboarder who helped pioneer the sport revealed how burnout led him to quit competing and move off-grid. Mike Basich, 51, was at the height of his career in 2001 and ranking number two snowboarder in the world, earning $150,000 a year through sponsors when he quit the competitive side of the sport to buy 83 acres of …

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Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow plow accident outside his Lake Tahoe home
1 year, 11 months ago

Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow plow accident outside his Lake Tahoe home

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition in the hospital after becoming injured while plowing snow outside his Lake Tahoe home. Jeremy Renner, pictured in Lake Tahoe last year, is in critical but stable condition after an accident involving a snow plow The actor, 51, a two-time Academy Award nominee, was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday Renner is …

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Californians urged to save water as state faces dismal snowpack in Sierra Nevada
2 years, 8 months ago

Californians urged to save water as state faces dismal snowpack in Sierra Nevada

LA Times  

Crossing a dry meadow, Karla Nemeth, director of the state Department of Water Resources, left, and Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, second from left, accompany Sean de Guzman, manager of snow surveys, right, as he conducts the fourth snow survey of the season on Friday at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif. California is going into spring with a minuscule …

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