Something unexpected is happening in the ancient hills of Appalachia. A region long associated with economic hardship, coal ...

Mountains across the globe are warming at a pace that outstrips nearby lowland regions, according to a sweeping international review published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. Scientists ...

For over 40 years, the U.S. Forest Service has been monitoring high-altitude mountain lakes in Colorado to track the environmental impacts of human-caused pollutants and climate changes in delicate ...

African mountain ranges, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Ruwenzori Mountains, are facing accelerating climate impacts marked by melting glaciers, forest loss, and prolonged droughts.

On a clear February afternoon, snowboarders carved down packed powder at Beech Mountain in western North Carolina, riding atop one of the deepest bases the resort has seen in years. The snow was ...

Strong winds and steady rain toppled trees and knocked out power. by Theron Zahn,KOMONewsReporter SEATTLE — While we have been experiencing a streak of spring-like days with mild temperatures and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Four backcountry skiers were evacuated from a Colorado mountain by helicopter in separate rescues overnight Sunday and later Monday after suffering frostbite ...