mountain
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The steep slopes and lush valleys below the Himalayan mountain range — home to many of the world’s highest peaks and remaining glaciers — are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"As the mountain is rising, the glacier gets steeper and steeper, and it's inevitable that parts of it fall off."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Scientists believe the disaster was likely triggered when part of a glacier in the Langtang Lirung mountain area fell off at around 16,000 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dorothy Heinrich, a researcher at the UK's University of Reading, told AFP: "In these mountain environments, the rivers can be quite narrow in areas."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Trust me, I’m not happy about this situation either, but all of the staff here at the mountain have been deactivated, which means that you are the only option.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Eastern time Friday morning from the Fed’s Jackson Hole summer retreat, located at a resort at the base of the Teton mountains in Wyoming.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The truth is, she supports everybody," said Phillips, who grew up in the North Carolina mountains "across the holler" from Parton's Appalachian Tennessee.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Even though our granny was, like all people in the mountains, well acquainted with Dolly by that point, she was still transfixed.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"My songs got me out of the mountains and took me everywhere I've wanted to go."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Hundreds of Filipino men have escaped into the mountains to organize their own militias.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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