Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. The environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has cleared a proposal to construct a 118-metre high dam in the same place where a devastating ...

An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas increases risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). The 2023 flood ...

The collapse of a 14.7-million cubic metre mass of rock, ice and sediment into the South Lhonak glacial lake was the trigger behind the devastating 2023 Sikkim flood that destroyed a hydropower dam on ...

Mike Calabrese, drummer and founding member of Lake Street Dive, is no stranger to the Green Mountain State. Originally from Pennsylvania, Calabrese now calls the Upper Valley his home, where he lives ...

Wildlife and Fisheries Biology faculty conduct research at UVM laboratory facilities. In addition, the beautiful landscape of Vermont provides outdoor laboratories in forests and natural areas from ...

Supra-glacial debris cover is key to glacier ablation through increasing (thin debris layer) or decreasing (thick debris layer) melt rates, thereby regulating the mass balance of a glacier and its ...

Case in point: this groovin' river otter at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama. While some river otters like to ...

Think winter is the best time to ski? Think again. Read on for three reasons why travelers should ski in the spring, and the ...

Project GREEN has something this month, too, with their Second Sunday Gardening Forum from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. Kari Pohl will ...

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Explore the iconic Colorado landmarks that you must visit. From breathtaking mountains to historic sites, discover the beauty ...

A ribbon lake is a large, narrow lake found in a U-shaped valley. It forms in a hollow that a glacier has eroded more deeply. Misfit streams or rivers meander through the flat, wide U-shaped floor.