Snow isn't just for the mountains, the northern U.S., Europe and Siberia. Here's a sampling of the more bizarre events.

Since straws rely on atmospheric pressure, they work less well at high altitudes. There is less pressure pushing down on your drink, and so less force pushing the drink up into your mouth.

When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

A mysterious island appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 due to a mud volcano eruption and vanished by the following year, ...

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The Sichuan-Xizang Highway has an average altitude of over 3,500 meters ... With growing consumer demand in Xizang, high-quality and affordable products are becoming increasingly popular," Li said. So ...

Phuket has approved construction projects up to 140 metres high, potentially increasing the value of high-altitude land.

The Aztecs head to New Mexico for their third true road game of the season but the first, notably, in altitude for almost the ...

Rising sea levels are creating problems for coastal communities. Some are building sea walls to try to hold back the sea, but ...

The PLA has upgraded infrastructure and improved logistics to achieve ‘combat oxygen’ for soldiers in the high-altitude ...