Main Facts: A Catastrophe at the Roof of the World On August 26, a catastrophic natural disaster struck northern Nepal, reshaping the geography and human landscape of the country’s mountainous border region with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Triggered by a sudden and massive glacial collapse high in the…
In the remote southwestern reaches of Norway’s Lofoten archipelago, 68 degrees north of the Arctic Circle, the weather does not merely change—it performs. On a late September afternoon, hiking guide Audun Rasmussen stood on a mountain face, 2,000 feet above the churning Norwegian Sea, and grinned through a gale. "Now…
The Gateway to the Rock: An Introduction The ferry Ala’suinu—a Mi’kmaw word meaning "Traveler"—is more than just a maritime vessel; it is a vital umbilical cord connecting the mainland of Canada to its most rugged, eccentric, and storied province. Rising ten decks high, the ferry cuts a massive silhouette against…
