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mountain

[moun-tn] / ˈmaʊn tn /


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Christina Bluhme, a dog trainer from Esher in Surrey, was halfway up the UK's highest mountain when her black Labrador Tokyo collapsed on the trail.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The newly discovered spider was found at elevations above 2,000 meters, and its species name, himalayana, honors the mountain range where it was discovered.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

The mountain thunderstorms are expected to continue Monday and Tuesday but should be accompanied by wetting rains that dampen fire risk, with about a tenth of an inch of precipitation, Molina said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Living in a mountain village in northern Greece, retired furrier Dimitris Despas is no stranger to brown bear encounters -- the latest one in his garden just weeks ago.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

“There are some white mountain avens,” he said, pointing at flowers with eight creamy white petals surrounding a center of bright yellow filaments.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

She loved Thalori, a compound of traditional guesthouses set in a village in the Cretan mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

But the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes on June 24 decimated the city, with mountains of rubble replacing the high-rise buildings that once lined the coast.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

But this fire was different, he said, adding that "within two hours that whole set of mountains was alight, they just had no chance of stopping it".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Now, researchers from the Forest Research Institute and the Regional Museum of Natural History have identified a new species in the mountains of Uttarakhand, India.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

How could there still be so many miles of mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests to march up, down, around, and through?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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