http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sierra_NevadaFind stories, videos, and photos about Sierra Nevada from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:20:58 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/weather/10/13/california.rain/tztop.calif.sandbags.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sierra_Nevada14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sierra Nevada from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/13/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/13/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy rain that began pounding California on Tuesday threatened to unleash dangerous floods and mudslides, especially in areas ravaged by wildfires.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/11/cycling.vuelta.spain.hesjedal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/11/cycling.vuelta.spain.hesjedal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRyder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win a stage in the Vuelta Espana when edging Spain's David Garcia in a sprint at the end of the mountainous 174km 12th stage from Almeria to Alto de Velefique on Friday.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/30/obama.lands.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/30/obama.lands.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextConservationists claimed one of their most significant victories of the new administration Monday as President Obama signed sweeping land reform legislation designating 2 million additional acres of public wilderness areas.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/02/spain.ski.lift.injuries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/02/spain.ski.lift.injuries/index.html#cnnSTCTextA chairlift broke on Monday morning, sending skiers into the snowy hillside at a ski resort in southern Spain, according to the Sierra Nevada resort.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA storm dropped as much as 15 inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada, hastening the state of the ski season but bogging down trafficTue, 04 Nov 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/03/fossett.bones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/03/fossett.bones/index.html#cnnSTCTextBones found last week near where Steve Fossett's plane crashed in eastern California's Sierra Nevadas are those of the adventurer, authorities said Monday.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/fossett.search/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/fossett.search/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bone fragment found in the area where Steve Fossett's plane crashed will be tested to determine whether it came from an animal or a human, a Madera County, California, sheriff's spokeswoman said Friday.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/02/steve.fossett.search/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/02/steve.fossett.search/index.html#cnnSTCTextA small amount of human remains has been found in the wreckage of the plane that adventurer Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846649,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846649,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSearchers found the wreckage of Steve Fossett's airplane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the millionaire adventurer vanished on a solo flight, and the craft appears to have hit the mountainside head-onThu, 02 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire seasonFri, 05 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838023,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838023,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn air tanker being used to drop retardant on a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada crashed after taking off for its last flight of the day, killing all three crew membersTue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMudslides on fire-scarred land in the eastern Sierra Nevada forced people from their homes, while milder weather in Northern California helped firefighters get a leg up on blazes there and allowed residents of several fire-weary towns to return homeMon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1821450,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1821450,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe latest blaze flared up early Tuesday after erratic winds blew embers across fire-containment linesThu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ashSun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/missing.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/missing.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo adults and nine teenagers missing from an Outward Bound hiking program have been found safe in the central Sierra Nevada region, an Outward Bound official said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfersThu, 05 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/11/us.airman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/11/us.airman/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military has identified frozen remains found atop a California glacier as those of a World War II era airman who vanished more than half a century ago.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/28/getting.along/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/28/getting.along/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight couples share ideas on how to make the most of traveling together.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/04/california.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/04/california.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe weather that once inspired the song "California Dreamin' " was closer to a nightmare across the Golden State Friday as the latest in a series of winter storms brought dangerous amounts of rain and snow to the region.Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/13/fossett/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/13/fossett/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe hunt for missing aviator Steve Fossett in the rugged terrain of western Nevada could solve some much older mysteries.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/news/funny/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/news/funny/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmWith St. Patrick's Day and March Madness soon upon us, Americans probably don't need any more reasons to toss back a few beers. But we'll give you some anyway.Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/03/airman.identified/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/03/airman.identified/index.htmlThe U.S. military has identified the body of a World War II airman that climbers found in October at the bottom of a glacier in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/11/01/frozen.airman.investigation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/11/01/frozen.airman.investigation/index.htmlA decaying address book. A black plastic comb. A dirty penny.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270005/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270005/index.htmMick Jagger still can't get no. And great philosophers like Schopenhauer were convinced it didn't exist. But real--and sustained--human contentment is indeed possible, according to Gregory Berns, a...Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/25/pilots.trial/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/25/pilots.trial/index.htmlTo show the amount of beer consumed by two former pilots on the eve of a cross-country flight, prosecutors lined up 14 empty glasses on the witness stand Tuesday during the testimony of the bartender who served them.Wed, 25 May 2005 19:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/21/yosemite.hikers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/21/yosemite.hikers/index.htmlTwo elderly hikers with more than 30 years of hiking experience were missing in California's Sequoia National Park late Thursday, two days after they were to have returned from their outing.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/20/us.japan.hikers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/20/us.japan.hikers/index.htmlTwo Japanese mountain climbers were discovered dead Wednesday in Yosemite National Park, a few hundred feet from the peak of the world's largest granite monolith, officials said.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/18/cycling.spain/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/18/cycling.spain/index.htmlSantiago Perez, of the Phonak team, won the 167km 14th stage of the Tour of Spain cycling race from Malaga to here on Saturday and dedicated it to his fiancee who died two years ago.Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/16/cycling.spain/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/16/cycling.spain/index.htmlRoberto Heras lined up the chance of a third Tour of Spain triumph by taking Thursday's 145-km stage and the overall lead.Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278051/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278051/index.htmWe'll grant that the University of California at Davis may not be the first response that springs to mind in answer to the question "What is the best B-school in the country?" But if you're talking...Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/11/208445/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/11/208445/index.htmMaking a buck at craft brewing has been as easy as falling off a barstool the last few years. So Wall Street is now bellying up for a couple of IPO brewers. They'd better start chugging; the party ...Mon, 11 Dec 1995 05:01:00 EST