Category: waterfall

Cave Explorer Feels Cold Draft From Hole in Mountain—Finds Subterrain Waterfall 26-Stories Deep

A strange gust of cool air billowed from within Lookout Mountain—and led one explorer to discover a most coveted American natural treasure. Excavators felt the unexpected cool rush blow from the newly-drilled opening, and, curiosity piqued, Leo Lambert sought to track down the source of the mystery breeze. During their 1928 Tennessee dig, Lambert embarked…


US Midshipman Plunges to Death at Chilean Waterfall

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A midshipman from Texas died after falling over a waterfall in Chile, the U.S. Naval Academy announced Monday. Midshipman 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird of New Braunfels, Texas, was participating in a semester abroad program at Chile’s Arturo Prat Naval Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy said in a news release. The 21-year-old junior was…


Waterfall in Gullfoss Falls, Iceland


Heavy Rain Hits Over One Million in Southern China but State Broadcaster Highlights Local Waterfall Instead

Torrential rain caused severe flooding in southern China’s Guangxi Province, affecting a population of more than a million. However, China’s state broadcaster CCTV shifted attention to what it called “golden waterfall.” Heavy rain swept northern and central Guangxi from June 27 to July 2, causing damage to a population of a million people in 46…