A reader from Germany alerted me to a cool image from the Terra satellite. This is from southern Iran and shows how they are dealing with the lack of fertile ground and water in this desert region.

More than 200 million gallons of water poured out of Lawn Lake on July 15, 1982, when the earthen dam collapsed. Two-ton boulders and enormous trees tumbled down the mountain, ripping open the land ...

As if there weren’t enough access complications at Rocky Mountain National Park due to restrictions related to the coronavirus, a popular hiking area is closing next week and will remain closed for ...

This week's Friday Field Foto is of some coalescing alluvial fans on the west side of Death Valley, California. This one is a photomosaic so you'll definitely want to click on it to see the bigger ...

Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: Describe longitudinal and lateral profiles (shapes) of an alluvial fan. Discuss the difference between a debris flow and a stream-dominated ...

Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: Describe longitudinal and lateral profiles (shapes) of an alluvial fan. Discuss the difference between a debris flow and a stream-dominated ...

There are a lot of features on Mars that look similar to those on Earth. It has mountains, volcanoes, ice caps, sand dunes, and more. One of the more intriguing Martian features are alluvial fans: The ...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4)-- A popular hiking area in Rocky Mountain National Park was closed Monday and will remain closed for a couple months. Crews are doing major trail work in the ...

The Alluvial Fan area in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed July 27-Sept. 24 for major trail work. The trail will be closed on weekends as well as weekdays, according to a news release. The ...