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The Science Behind Thermals: How Warm Air Rises And Creates Buoyancy
This effect wins out over warm air rising. The warm air in a thermal will cool as it rises, until it reaches the temperature of the air around it and is no longer buoyant.
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US Man Who Moved To China 15 Years Ago To Learn Martial Arts Granted Chinese Residency
A 34-year-old American man who spent the last 15 years practising martial arts and Taoism in China has been granted foreign permanent residency.
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Brave Man Saves 5-Year-Old Son From Mountain Lion Attack In US
An American family's Labor Day picnic at Malibu Creek State Park turned into a terrifying ordeal when a mountain lion attacked their 5-year-old son. The father bravely fought off the predator, saving the child.
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American Mountaineer Found Mummified In Peru 22 Years After Vanishing
The preserved body of an American mountaineer -- who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru -- has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday.
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"Commendable": Amit Shah's Praise For Border Force's Daring Mission
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hailed the recovery of an American paraglider's body by a team of the ITBP from 14,800 feet high in the mountains risking their own lives and said their dedication to humanity is commendable.
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19-Year-Old Rescued After Dangling 700 Feet Above California River
A 19-year-old man was rescued after getting stuck dangling from a rope beneath California's tallest bridge while filming a video of himself swinging.
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Strawberry Supermoon 2022: When Will It Peak And Other Full Moon Dates
American space agency NASA said that this will give people a chance to spot craters and mountains on the lunar surface using a good telescope..
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Brazil Football Crash Survivor Finds New Life In Music
It has been five years since the plane carrying Follmann and the rest of Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real ran out of fuel on the way to the final match of the South American Cup, slamming into the mountains outside Medellin, Colombia.
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US Nuclear Sub's Mystery Collision Was With 'Underwater Mountain': Report
The American nuclear submarine damaged last month in the South China Sea hit an uncharted seamount, USNI News reported, an explanation that would ease concerns that it had collided with a foreign vessel in the contested waterway.
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NASA's Stunning Pic Shows Snow-Covered Himalayas From Space
American space agency NASA has shared a stunning glimpse of snow-covered Himalayan peaks - as seen from space. The world's highest mountain range appears above the bright city lights of New Delhi in the photograph shared by NASA on social media.
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Three US Crew Helping Battle Australia Bushfires Killed In Plane Crash
Three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires were killed Thursday when their water-bombing plane crashed in mountainous terrain during a sortie to tackle another outbreak of the deadly blazes.
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American Climber Dies On Descent From Summit Of Mount Everest
An American climber died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, taking the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the world's highest mountain to nine on the Nepali side during the current climbing season.
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Couple Ate Squirrel Believed To Have Health Benefits. They Died Of Plague
For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia's westernmost province were largely deserted. "After the quarantine was announced, not many people - even locals - were in the streets for fear of catching the disease," Sebastian Pique, an American Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in the remote mountainous region for two years, told the Agen...
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3 World-Renowned Mountaineers Presumed Dead In Canada Avalanche
Three world-renowned professional mountaineers -- two Austrians and an American -- were missing and presumed dead after an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the country's national parks agency said Thursday.
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Pak Builds Nuclear Warhead Underground Storage Facility In Balochistan: Report
Pakistan has built a "hardened, secure, underground" complex in a remote mountainous region in the restive Balochistan province that could serve as a storage site for nuclear warheads, an American thinktank said today.
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The Science Behind Thermals: How Warm Air Rises And Creates Buoyancy
This effect wins out over warm air rising. The warm air in a thermal will cool as it rises, until it reaches the temperature of the air around it and is no longer buoyant.
-
US Man Who Moved To China 15 Years Ago To Learn Martial Arts Granted Chinese Residency
A 34-year-old American man who spent the last 15 years practising martial arts and Taoism in China has been granted foreign permanent residency.
-
Brave Man Saves 5-Year-Old Son From Mountain Lion Attack In US
An American family's Labor Day picnic at Malibu Creek State Park turned into a terrifying ordeal when a mountain lion attacked their 5-year-old son. The father bravely fought off the predator, saving the child.
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American Mountaineer Found Mummified In Peru 22 Years After Vanishing
The preserved body of an American mountaineer -- who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru -- has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday.
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"Commendable": Amit Shah's Praise For Border Force's Daring Mission
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hailed the recovery of an American paraglider's body by a team of the ITBP from 14,800 feet high in the mountains risking their own lives and said their dedication to humanity is commendable.
-
19-Year-Old Rescued After Dangling 700 Feet Above California River
A 19-year-old man was rescued after getting stuck dangling from a rope beneath California's tallest bridge while filming a video of himself swinging.
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Strawberry Supermoon 2022: When Will It Peak And Other Full Moon Dates
American space agency NASA said that this will give people a chance to spot craters and mountains on the lunar surface using a good telescope..
-
Brazil Football Crash Survivor Finds New Life In Music
It has been five years since the plane carrying Follmann and the rest of Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real ran out of fuel on the way to the final match of the South American Cup, slamming into the mountains outside Medellin, Colombia.
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US Nuclear Sub's Mystery Collision Was With 'Underwater Mountain': Report
The American nuclear submarine damaged last month in the South China Sea hit an uncharted seamount, USNI News reported, an explanation that would ease concerns that it had collided with a foreign vessel in the contested waterway.
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NASA's Stunning Pic Shows Snow-Covered Himalayas From Space
American space agency NASA has shared a stunning glimpse of snow-covered Himalayan peaks - as seen from space. The world's highest mountain range appears above the bright city lights of New Delhi in the photograph shared by NASA on social media.
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Three US Crew Helping Battle Australia Bushfires Killed In Plane Crash
Three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires were killed Thursday when their water-bombing plane crashed in mountainous terrain during a sortie to tackle another outbreak of the deadly blazes.
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American Climber Dies On Descent From Summit Of Mount Everest
An American climber died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, taking the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the world's highest mountain to nine on the Nepali side during the current climbing season.
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Couple Ate Squirrel Believed To Have Health Benefits. They Died Of Plague
For days, the dusty roads of a small town in Mongolia's westernmost province were largely deserted. "After the quarantine was announced, not many people - even locals - were in the streets for fear of catching the disease," Sebastian Pique, an American Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in the remote mountainous region for two years, told the Agen...
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3 World-Renowned Mountaineers Presumed Dead In Canada Avalanche
Three world-renowned professional mountaineers -- two Austrians and an American -- were missing and presumed dead after an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the country's national parks agency said Thursday.
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Pak Builds Nuclear Warhead Underground Storage Facility In Balochistan: Report
Pakistan has built a "hardened, secure, underground" complex in a remote mountainous region in the restive Balochistan province that could serve as a storage site for nuclear warheads, an American thinktank said today.
