What's the first thing you think of when you hear "Category 5?" A hurricane, right? I'm sure that's what most people would say. But did you know there are also Category 5 winter storms? According to Weather.com, there have been...
Last summer, two hikers got lost while navigating the rugged Downey Creek trail in Washington state. Buster Cabe, age 64, and David James, 59, had planned on a weeklong hike. But they took a chance on a shortcut and then...
The greatest thing about growing up and currently living in Colorado is the access to the incredible outdoors. From an early age I learned to shoot, camp, hunt, fish, navigate, drive, and thrive in Mother Nature and the challenges she...
In Florida, some people are getting that sinking feeling. And no wonder. Recently saltwater flooded the low-lying streets of a Key Largo neighborhood for nearly three months. The only way trapped residents could get out was by slowly driving their...
We’ve all seen plenty of bug-out bag lists. Many of them contain a lot of the same items. Including survival food, water, flashlights, batteries, first-aid kit, etc. Some of these lists contain an emergency weather radio. But some don’t. My...
Californians have been concerned about water quantity and quality for years now. Four years ago, already-bad drought conditions worsened due an unusually low amount of winter snowfall. That snowmelt is what the state relies on to refill its water reservoirs....
Last week, in what could be a reference to a new missile test, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to give the United States a "Christmas gift." A top North Korean official warned America about its contents. It will...
Remember when you could run and play all day? And not even feel tired until you laid your head on the pillow that night?For many of us, those days were a long time ago. Most of us are not nearly...
Ever since 9/11, long and slow security lines are a common sight at airports across the country and around the globe. And now that nearly everyone in the world has a cellphone, there’s another very familiar scene at airports. I’m...