Tag: nature
Thrill seekers hit volcano's slopes at high speed in new extreme sport
At Cerro Negro, extreme sports junkies have a new adventure: volcano boarding. Traveling at nearly 60 mph, they careen down the mountain on plywood boards the size of snow sleds....
Erupting volcano in Africa provides sight-seeing opportunity for tourists
A few brave tourists in the central African Democratic Republic of the Congo are going on mountain hikes to take in a spectacular sight in nature: the eruption of a volcano. Virunga National Park is a short, but safe distance from the erupting Mount Nyamulagira, giving park visitors a front row seat....
European Union turning to science to help find, stop illegal fishing
A genetic study of fish and fishing in the European Union is aiming to help scientist determine whether fish were pulled from sustainable populations or areas that are under threat....
Giant gold, copper deposits discovered in Alaska — digging them out the trouble
About 200 miles from Anchorage, in a remote corner of a remote state, there's hundreds of billions of dollars of minerals laying underground. Getting them out, however, could endanger an important natural ecosystem....
In Bangkok, a neighborhood's flood protection intentionally breached
A dispute between neighbors led to one of Bangkok's last line of defense from vicious spring floods being torn down, inundating new areas with flood waters....
VIDEO: Thailand's flooding leaves thousands of pets stranded in Bangkok
Bangkok's flooding has displaced thousands of Thais, and it's also left many of their pets without a place to go. Fortunately, volunteers are trying to help....
VIDEO: Bangkok residents worry floodwaters will innundate city this weekend
As the tides rise in Thailand, flooding is getting worse in parts of Bangkok. There are fears that with even higher tides forecast for this weekend, flooding could inundate parts of the city that have so far remained dry....
World is ticking toward a milestone: 7 billionth person expected on Halloween
In 12 years, the world has added 1 billion people. On Monday, the United Nations expects the global population to top 7 billion for the first time, ever....
New Zealand officials hoping to build cardboard cathedral to raise spirits in Christchurch
The earthquake that caused $20 billion in damage to Christchurch in February, and a series of aftershocks, destroyed a landmark cathedral. In it's place, temporarily, officials are looking to build one of cardboard....
Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters
A pair of whimbrels had survived a hurricane and had nearly completed their lengthy, 3,000 mile migration when they were shot from the sky by hunters in the Caribbean country of Guadeloupe....
