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Sneak Peak: Inside the July 2015 NSS News
June 29, 2015 / United States, North AmericaGear, expeditions, events and everything in between is covered in the eclectic July 2015 issue of NSS News, due out soon.
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Man Collapses During White Scar Cave Tour
June 29, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeYorkshire’s Cave Rescue Organisation came to the aid of a man who collapsed during a guided tour of White Scar Cave over the weekend.
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Video: Kayakers Explore Alaskan Glacier Cave
June 29, 2015 / Alaska, United States, North AmericaWhile kayaking along Alaska’s Valdez Glacier, a pair of paddlers came upon a glacier cave which they promptly explored.
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Watch: Last Weekends Spanish Cave Rescue
Video of last weekends 26-hour-long rescue in Spain, where a caver was injured three kilometres (1.8 miles) from the entrance, has surfaced on YouTube.
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Watch: Limestone, The Living Rock Series
June 27, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeSid Perou’s educational series of six ten-minute films on the many aspects of limestone have recently made it to YouTube.
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Snake Fungal Disease Parallels White-Nose Syndrome
June 26, 2015 / United States, North AmericaRecent research shows that a deadly fungal infection afflicting snakes is eerily similar to the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats.
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Improved Linux Version of Survex Released
June 26, 2015Hot on the heels of its second June release, a third new version of Survex, an open source cave-surveying software package, has been released this month.
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Video: Fly Above Colorado’s Cave of the Winds
June 26, 2015 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaGet an aerial perspective above Colorado’s Cave of the Winds in a new video filmed by Pikes Peak Aerial.
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Teenager Rescued From Iowa’s Maquoketa Caves State Park
June 25, 2015 / Iowa, United States, North AmericaA teenager is recovering after a nasty fall over the weekend at Iowa’s Maquoketa Caves State Park.
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Lewis & Clark Caverns Now Offers Wild Cave Tours
June 25, 2015 / Montana, United States, North AmericaMontana’s Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is now offering wild cave tours that allow visitors to get off the beaten trail.
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Video: A Birmingham Grotto Trip to Gross Skeleton Cave
June 25, 2015 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaJoin cavers from the Birmingham Grotto for a visit to Alabama’s beautiful Gross Skelton/Skeleton Cave.
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Japanese Brewery Ages Sake Underground
A Japanese sake brewery has begun aging its wares in a limestone cave to try to achieve a milder tasting beverage.
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South Australia’s World Class Cave Diving Sites Highlighted
ABC recently profiled the water filled holes that occur in some South Australian farms and the world class cave diving that lies below.
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Watch: Cavers Visit California’s Church Cave
June 24, 2015 / California, United States, North AmericaJoin a crew of cavers as they visit Church Cave in California’s Fresno Country, one of the states largest caverns at 6.4 kilometers (3.9 miles) long and 166.7 meters (547 feet) deep.
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Photographer Visits China’s Spectacular Reed Flute Cave
American photographer Scott Graham recently captured the rainbow colors of China’s Reed Flute Cave after stumbling upon the attraction while visiting the country’s Guilin province.
