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Sierra Nevada stories: 9 news summaries

Turbulence Blamed for Fossett Crash

Plane didn't malfunction, NTSB investigators conclude

Jul 10, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators have determined that the crash that killed Steve Fossett was most likely caused by sudden turbulence, the BBC reports. An NTSB probe concluded that there was no malfunction with the adventurer's plane, and that an "inadvertent encounter with downdrafts" caused him to lose control of his aircraft in... More »

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plane crash • NTSB • Steve Fossett • Sierra Nevada • Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon

Warming Will Wipe Out Calif. Agriculture: Energy Sec.

Top US producer faces disaster without swift action on climate change

Feb 4, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees dire effects of global warming, particularly on his home state of California, he tells the Los Angeles Times. Some 90% of the snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a vital storehouse for water used in farming and cultivation, could disappear, he said. “We’re... More »

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climate change • agriculture • California • global warming • water • James Inhofe • Sierra Nevada • Obama administration • Steven Chu

 Calif. Faces Worst Drought Ever 

With snowpack well below normal, state likely to face water rationing, higher food prices

Jan 30, 09 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - With winter precipitation lagging well below normal, California officials say residents should prepare for the state’s worst drought on record, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada—the state’s main water supply—is at just 61% of normal after an unusually sunny and dry... More »

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weather • California • drought • Sonoma • water restrictions • Sierra Nevada

Fossett Died in Crash: Calif. DNA Report

Widow hopes this 'puts a definitive end' to speculation

Nov 3, 08 5:41 PM CST
(Newser) - California officials today identified two large bones found near a Sierra Nevada crash site as Steve Fossett's, the Fresno Bee reports. The Madera County Sheriff refused to say which of the adventurer's bones were found, to avoid hurting the family further, reports the AP. "I am hopeful that the... More »

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Steve Fossett • remains • DNA evidence • Sierra Nevada

(Newser) - Steve Fossett took his last, fatal flight into the Sierra Nevada mountains last year because he unconsciously wanted to die, a friend of his said yesterday. Will Hasley, who helped Fossett write a memoir 2 years ago, believes the aviation pioneer was guilt-ridden over marital and financial problems before the... More »

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suicide • plane crash • Steve Fossett • Sierra Nevada

Hiker Brings 'Closure' for Fossett Widow

Calif. man fields thanks from Branson before fleeing spotlight

Oct 3, 08 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The widow of adventurer Steve Fossett, whose wrecked plane was found this week in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reached out personally yesterday to the hiker who played the key role in the discovery, the LA Times reports. Peggy Fossett thanked outdoorsman and sporting-goods salesman Preston Morrow for the chance to... More »

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Richard Branson • California • plane crash • NTSB • Steve Fossett • Sierra Nevada • Peggy Fossett • Preston Morrow

Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

Authorities hope
to identify missing millionaire adventurer

Oct 2, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers have found human remains in the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's plane, Reuters reports. No official confirmation has come yet, but the find is all but sure to end the mystery of Fossett's disappearance more than a year ago on a solo flight from Nevada. His plane, along... More »

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Steve Fossett • aviator • missing person • Sierra Nevada

One-Man Beer Outfits Take Brewing Micro Indeed

Super-small operations cater to niches in US niche markets

Feb 24, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Some so-called “microbreweries” have grown much too large to use that sobriquet, but as certain outfits outgrow the label, others are just growing into it. Portfolio's Lew Bryson introduces the future of beer: one-man brewing. In a market where once-boutique names like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada now command... More »

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San Francisco • beer • Pennsylvania • US economy • small business • Portland, Maine • brewery • Portland, Oregon • Sierra Nevada • microbrewing • keg • Samuel Adams

Vanishing Snow Threatens West

Global warming blamed for shrinking snowpacks

Feb 1, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Blame for a dramatic decrease in Western mountain snowpacks rests squarely on global warming, researchers said yesterday. Using computer models of 50 years' worth of data, scientists confirmed warming is turning snowfall into rain, melting the packs earlier and drying up more rivers by summer. The trend threatens to trigger... More »

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climate change • global warming • Colorado Rockies • snow pack • western United States • Scripps Institution of Oceanography • University of California at San Diego • Oregon Cascades • Sierra Nevada • National Institute for Environmental Studies

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