Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas.

according to the federal map. California officials, however, set the wildfire hazard potential as “high” and “very high.” First: A house sits in the forest at Fallen Leaf Lake. Last ...

In the past hour, two leaf springs—metal bands that prevent ... In Bolivia, only 6 percent of the roads are paved and gasoline and accurate maps are hard to come by. Weather fluctuates between ...

Bill Hatcher It was early May, but a raw breeze was blowing as we tracked bootprints through an inch of new-fallen snow ... The tourist campground, built by the park service before 1974, lies ...

There’s a magical place in central Delaware where time slows down, cell phones get tucked away, and nature takes center stage ...

Iowa isn’t exactly famous for dramatic landscapes – we’re talking about a state whose topographical claim to fame is having ...

Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting ... The state’s fire hazard map, updated last month, and a U.S. Forest Service map lay ...

Its origins lie in the Swahili language, but Africa isn’t the only place to enjoy a safari. On the other side of the planet, ...

The team, peering into mountainside crevices, deep burrows and under leaf litter ... the ustromsupasius tarantula builds its burrows in fallen coconut husks and limestone crevices, according ...