Read more Sierra Nevada stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22004/sierra-nevada.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:57:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64008/turbulence-blamed-for-fossett-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators 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 the...http://www.newser.com/story/64008/turbulence-blamed-for-fossett-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 3:52:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49836/warming-will-wipe-out-calif-agriculture-energy-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEnergy 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 looking at...http://www.newser.com/story/49836/warming-will-wipe-out-calif-agriculture-energy-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 11:35:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49490/calif-faces-worst-drought-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith 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 January. “We’re...http://www.newser.com/story/49490/calif-faces-worst-drought-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 15:45:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41666/fossett-died-in-crash-calif-dna-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia 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 DNA...http://www.newser.com/story/41666/fossett-died-in-crash-calif-dna-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 17:41:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39202/fossett-had-subconscious-death-wish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteve 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...http://www.newser.com/story/39202/fossett-had-subconscious-death-wish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Oct 2008 16:33:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39086/hiker-brings-closure-for-fossett-widow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/39086/hiker-brings-closure-for-fossett-widow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 15:17:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39019/searchers-find-human-remains-in-fossett-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSearchers 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...http://www.newser.com/story/39019/searchers-find-human-remains-in-fossett-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:54:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19463/one-man-beer-outfits-take-brewing-micro-indeed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 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...http://www.newser.com/story/19463/one-man-beer-outfits-take-brewing-micro-indeed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Feb 2008 12:20:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17890/vanishing-snow-threatens-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlame 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...http://www.newser.com/story/17890/vanishing-snow-threatens-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Feb 2008 11:44:27 CST