http://www.mail.com/subjects/12860-mountains.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12860-mountains.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2155018-steady-rain-falls-crews-work-colo-fire.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history. The labor-intensive work is necessary because extremely dry grass and trees could quickly ignite if wind stirs up hot spots in the densely wooded Black... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:57:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2155018-steady-rain-falls-crews-work-colo-fire.html 2013-06-16T22:57:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148710-2-dead-area-burned-colo-wildfire.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a "draw" with a fast-moving fire that has already killed two people and destroyed 379 homes, giving weary authorities and residents the first glimmer of hope after three days of mounting damage, a sheriff said. After nearly doubling in size overnight, the fire held at about 2... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:34:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148710-2-dead-area-burned-colo-wildfire.html 2013-06-14T11:34:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148676-runners-disappearance-prompts-changes-ak-race.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rookie's disappearance during a popular extreme race on Alaska's rugged Mount Marathon has led to significant new rules in the event. Runners in the July Fourth race must make it halfway up the mountain in an hour or they will have to turn around, losing a chance to summit the 3,022-foot peak in Seward, about 110 miles south of ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148676-runners-disappearance-prompts-changes-ak-race.html 2013-06-13T18:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2146076-3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 residents northeast of Colorado Springs to flee, sheriff's officials said Wednesday. A separate Colorado wildfire to the south has destroyed 20 structures, including some in Ro... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:07:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2146076-3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado.html 2013-06-13T06:07:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145864-2-wildfires-burn-structures-hot-dry-colorado.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — At least four major wildfires fueled by hot, gusty weather Tuesday burned along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, including two that together destroyed dozens of structures and chased people from hundreds of homes. Thick smoke visible for miles billowed from fires that destroyed homes near Colorado Springs and th... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145864-2-wildfires-burn-structures-hot-dry-colorado.html 2013-06-12T05:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Mabriole town offi... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:52:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html 2013-06-10T15:52:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138500-government-moves-to-wrap-up-gray-wolf-recovery.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed removing the animal's remaining protections as an endangered species across the Lower 48 states. The ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:39:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138500-government-moves-to-wrap-up-gray-wolf-recovery.html 2013-06-08T08:39:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2136682-obama-proposes-lifting-lower-48-wolf-protections.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts. State and federal agencies have spent more than $117 million restoring the predators since they were added to the endangered species list in 1974. ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2136682-obama-proposes-lifting-lower-48-wolf-protections.html 2013-06-07T23:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2125438-firefighters-gain-upper-hand-calif-blaze.html PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — All that was left of his two-story home with a stunning panoramic view was black twisted metal and ashes. On Monday afternoon, Gregg Johnson surveyed the damage along with the nearly 3,000 others allowed to return to their homes in the rural communities threatened by a massive Southern California wildfire. Johns... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:49:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2125438-firefighters-gain-upper-hand-calif-blaze.html 2013-06-04T03:49:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2124514-thousands-evacuated-crews-fight-calif-wildfire.html LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed at least six homes, damaged 15 others and threatened hundreds more grew quickly Sunday as it triggered evacuations for nearly 3,000 people and burned dangerously close to communities in the parched mountains north of Los Angeles. The blaze had burned about 35 square miles of very dry brush in the Angeles ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:06:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2124514-thousands-evacuated-crews-fight-calif-wildfire.html 2013-06-03T06:06:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123126-pyrenees-slopes-open-rare-june-ski-weekend.html PORTE-PUYMORENS, France (AP) — The still-white slopes in the Pyrenees of southern France opened for business Saturday, turning a cold wet spring into a rare June ski weekend. The Porte-Puymorens ski station opened Saturday morning at 8 a.m. for four hours in fog and light rain — but plenty of snow with temperatures just above freezing. The slopes, which n... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:03:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123126-pyrenees-slopes-open-rare-june-ski-weekend.html 2013-06-01T17:03:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115532-80-year-old-died-everest-descent.html TOKYO (AP) — The 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer who last week became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest says he almost died during his descent and does not plan another climb of the world's highest peak, though he hopes to do plenty of skiing. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak when he was 70 and 75, r... Wed, 29 May 2013 12:57:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115532-80-year-old-died-everest-descent.html 2013-05-29T12:57:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2115450-81-year-climber-quits-everest-attempt.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 81-year-old Nepalese man has abandoned his attempt to climb Mount Everest, leaving a Japanese mountaineer with the record as the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Team member Dame said Wednesday that Min Bahadur Sherchan returned from Everest because weather conditions were worsening late in the spring climbing... Wed, 29 May 2013 04:20:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2115450-81-year-climber-quits-everest-attempt.html 2013-05-29T04:20:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2112878-spanish-climber-dies-himalayan-peak.html MADRID (AP) — A Spanish climber has died on the world's seventh highest mountain after falling and surviving for three nights without food or water, his family said Monday. Juanjo Garra, 49, died on Dhaulagiri mountain in the Himalayas after rescue attempts failed to bring him down to an altitude where helicopters could land. The Sherpa who was climbing w... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:47:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2112878-spanish-climber-dies-himalayan-peak.html 2013-05-27T17:47:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2109226-chiles-indians-take-worlds-largest-gold-miner.html EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) — The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water. Then thousands of mine workers and their huge machines moved in, bu... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:18:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2109226-chiles-indians-take-worlds-largest-gold-miner.html 2013-05-25T12:18:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2105132-japanese-man-80-oldest-to-top-everest-.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him. Yuichiro Miura, a former extreme skier who also climbed the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak ... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2105132-japanese-man-80-oldest-to-top-everest-.html 2013-05-23T17:03:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2102246-japanese-climber-80-oldest-atop-everest.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese man who has had four heart operations in recent years became the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,0... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:36:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2102246-japanese-climber-80-oldest-atop-everest.html 2013-05-23T11:36:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101930-hosseini-discusses-novel-nyc-reading.html NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." ''What I have is, in many ways, an undeserved gift." Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101930-hosseini-discusses-novel-nyc-reading.html 2013-05-22T14:59:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2080100-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and aut... Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2080100-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T08:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078992-bears-glaciers-pits-man-alaska.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey knows what it's like to mush across the wilds of Alaska. Now it remains to be seen how he survives being dropped off in the middle of that wilderness and navigates his way out without the help of a dog team. Seavey, 26, who became the youngest Iditarod champion ever when he won the 1,000-mile sled dog race across Ala... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:40:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078992-bears-glaciers-pits-man-alaska.html 2013-05-11T18:40:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis. With neighboring Algeria and Libya full of weapons and violent movements of their own, Tunisia is struggling ... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:07:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html 2013-05-09T10:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067468-philippine-volcano-spews-rocks-killing-5-climbers.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and injuring others that had to be fetched with rescue helicopters and rope. The climbers and their Filipino guides had spent the night camping in two groups before setting out at dayb... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067468-philippine-volcano-spews-rocks-killing-5-climbers.html 2013-05-08T00:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2056096-pepsico-pulls-mountain-dew-ad-criticism.html NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women. The soda and snack food company said it immediately pulled the 60-second spot after learning that people found it offensive. The ad was part of a series ... Thu, 02 May 2013 01:09:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2056096-pepsico-pulls-mountain-dew-ad-criticism.html 2013-05-02T01:09:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2047300-draft-rule-ends-protections-gray-wolves.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historic range. The draft U.S. Department of Interior rule obtained by The Associated Press contends the roughly 6... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2047300-draft-rule-ends-protections-gray-wolves.html 2013-04-26T22:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court's ruling i... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html 2013-04-23T19:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039836-search-oklahoma-teen-turns-to-sightings-nw.html GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday followed up on reported sightings around the Northwest of an Oklahoma teenager whose truck was found on a remote volcanic mountain after he set out to test himself against the southeast Oregon wilderness. But another search of the mountain will have to wait a month or so until the snow melts. Dustin S... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:19:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039836-search-oklahoma-teen-turns-to-sightings-nw.html 2013-04-23T19:19:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and threatened to bring its mix of hard rains, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East by the weekend. The massive system was wreaking havoc from the Rockies to the Rust Belt, and offic... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:16:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html 2013-04-19T03:16:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027580-air-search-finds-trace-missing-okla-man.html GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A short break in windy weather on Thursday allowed a rancher with a helicopter to search a rugged mountainside in southeastern Oregon for a young Oklahoma man who set out to test himself against the wilderness. However, rancher Patty Jenkins saw no trace of Dustin Self, who was last heard from a month ago after being inspired by t... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:34:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027580-air-search-finds-trace-missing-okla-man.html 2013-04-18T23:34:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029168-desert-retreat-monks-feel-egypts-turmoil.html ST. ANTHONY'S MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) — In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the world some 17 centuries ago. At the foot of the mountain, the monks at the St. Anthony's Monastery bearing his name continue the ascetic tradition. But even this remote spo... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:49:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029168-desert-retreat-monks-feel-egypts-turmoil.html 2013-04-18T19:49:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020390-wash-searchers-wait-to-seek-avalanche-victim.html SEATTLE (AP) — Dangerous conditions Monday prevented rescuers from searching for a hiker who was caught in an avalanche over the weekend in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle. The hiker's wife, Marilynn Hungate, identified him to KING-TV as Mitch Hungate, 61, a dentist and seasoned athlete. He was with two other companions Saturday afternoon when an av... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:37:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020390-wash-searchers-wait-to-seek-avalanche-victim.html 2013-04-16T04:37:54Z