US: Aspen Acres Fire Rages in Colorado, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations 4

The Aspen Acres Fire broke out on Monday, June 29, near the Aspen Acres Campground in Colorado, burning over 23,000 acres with 0% containment. Multiple homes were lost, and mandatory evacuations were ordered for several areas.

China: Climber Films View from Inside Snow Crevasse After Fall in Sichuan

A climber in Sichuan captured chilling footage from inside a snow crevasse after falling in during a mountain expedition. Filmed from below, the video shows icy walls, the narrow opening above, and sunlight streaming through the hole as the man waits for rescue.

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230707) -- LIJIANG, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows a crevasse in the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier on the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Yulong Snow Mountain Cryosphere and Sustainable Development Field Science Observation and Research Station, set up by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is located in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since 2006, researchers have regularly monitored the condition of the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier and its surrounding environment on the snow mountain. According to Wang Shijin, a glaciologist and head of the station, part of the meltwater of the Yulong Snow Mountain flows to Lijiang ancient city, then flows into the Jinsha River from Heqing County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. And the meltwater of Baishui River No. 1 Glacier merges into the Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, then flows into the Jinsha River near the Tiger Leap

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230707) -- LIJIANG, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Dawei (C), a teacher from West Yunnan University of Applied Science, helps a student cross a crevasse on the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier on the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 16, 2023. Yulong Snow Mountain Cryosphere and Sustainable Development Field Science Observation and Research Station, set up by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is located in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since 2006, researchers have regularly monitored the condition of the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier and its surrounding environment on the snow mountain. According to Wang Shijin, a glaciologist and head of the station, part of the meltwater of the Yulong Snow Mountain flows to Lijiang ancient city, then flows into the Jinsha River from Heqing County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. And the meltwater of Baishui River No. 1 Glacier merges into the Lanyue (Blue Moon)