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Photo Gallery: Avalanches
Witness the destructive and awesome power of snow by perusing this gallery of avalanches, great and small.
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World's Tallest Trees
The giant redwoods can produce lumber, support jobs, safeguard clear waters, and provide refuge for countless forest species. If we let them.
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Places of a Lifetime: Bangkok
This Thai city retains much of its renowned mystery from the eclectic mix of ancient and modern architecture that lines the city's many canal-driven streets.
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Countdown to Armageddon
With 2012 and its
fabled Maya prophecy fast approaching, take a look at the fact and fiction behind the rumors.
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Cities of Legend
Discover where on Earth the ancient cities of legend survive, whether in glory, in ruin, or even just in memory.
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