KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, Russia — There are parts of the world so wild, so distant from places inhabited by men, that when things happen, they happen without witnesses. The traces slowly disappear; they ...

1997: IUCN fact-finding mission; 2004: World Heritage Centre / IUCN joint mission; 2007: World Heritage Centre / IUCN joint mission. 2007 Report on the Joint WHC/IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission to ...

Rivers and fish have been in steady decline in the United States for more than a hundred years. There are only a few rivers left that haven't been altered by dams, irrigation projects and hatcheries, ...

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the country's far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometers, today's ...

As many as five earthquakes struck near the coast of Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia on Sunday, with the most powerful being of magnitude 7.4, earthquake monitoring agencies said. The ...

The July 29 earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula was among the largest ever recorded. Nowcasting technology, developed by UC Davis seismologist John Rundle and colleagues, can help ...

Vladivostock, Russia, 12 November 2008—traffic police from Milkovo District, Kamchatka, last night stopped a truck carrying 38 illegally captured Gyr Falcons. Gyr ...

Travelers who want a wild adventure often come to Alaska. Some of us end up staying to explore the Last Frontier. But what's the next big thing for adventure travel? Who has bigger fish or more live ...

A powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has put several countries on high alert for potential tsunamis. The United States - particularly Hawaii and Alaska - along with Japan, Mexico, ...

2007 Report on the Joint WHC/IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission to Volcanoes of Kamchatka (Russian Federation), 29 August ... 1997 IUCN Mission Report, Volcanoes of Kamchatka, September 1997 The State ...