When Marco Polo heard it in China, he suspected evil spirits. When residents of Copiapo, Chile, heard it emanating from a sandy hill, they dubbed the peak El Bramador, for its roars and bellows.

Dunes play an important role in keeping Wasaga Beach the sandy destination it’s famous for. While the owners of Georgian Shores Cottages have a yard with dunes, trees and wildlife, Leanne Britten said ...

Bill Coore felt something familiar. As he walked Rodeo Dunes—a massive 4,000-acre site with six planned courses 35-40 minutes northeast of the Denver airport—the legendary architect couldn’t help but ...

One evening in 1908, a Namibian railway worker named Zacherias Lewala was shovelling railroad tracks clear of creeping sand dunes when he saw some stones shining in the low light. Lewala’s German ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

These days, coyotes, mountain lions and even, once, a black bear, roam through a former oil field at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex. Once the site of an 8-million-gallon oil spill, Chevron and its ...

The weekend's violent nor'easter overtook Jersey Shore beaches and reached the dunes in some communities. Some officials began the damage assessment on the afternoon of Oct. 13, as the storm-swollen ...

MANILA, Philippines – PacificSun Renewables Corp. plans to build a P4.9-billion solar power facility in Ilocos Norte with a capacity of 120.96 megawatts (MW). Based on a document filed at the ...

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Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. Chevron is donating ...