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Alien Throne rock formation in New Mexico collapses after heavy rains
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Covered by 3 outlets, all left-leaning.
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The New York Times, The Guardian and the Associated Press report that the Alien Throne, a 15-foot rock pillar in northwestern New Mexico, collapsed after heavy rains. The Guardian reports that tour guide Kialo Winters found it broken on 30 October, and the outlets say it was the second loss of a rock formation in the region in less than a month, after the nearby King of Wings collapsed. The reports describe a region hit by flooding, washed-out roads and evacuations. The Guardian says officials expect to investigate whether storms linked to a super El Niño season caused the damage.
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The Alien Throne, a 15-foot rock pillar in New Mexico, has collapsed.
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- The New York Times, The Guardian, ABC News
The collapse followed torrential rains and flooding in the southwestern United States.
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- The New York Times, The Guardian, ABC News
The Alien Throne was the second rock formation lost in the region in less than a month, after the King of Wings collapsed.
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- The New York Times, ABC News
Tour guide Kialo Winters found the formation broken on 30 October.
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Officials are expected to investigate whether storms linked to a super El Niño season damaged the formation.
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All three outlets report the Alien Throne rock formation in New Mexico collapsed after heavy rains. Only left-side outlets are present, and the difference is emphasis: the Guardian links the collapse to El Niño, while the AP headline frames it as a region-wide weather story.
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All three left-side headlines report the collapse as fact, the NYT and Guardian naming the formation and the AP headline framing it as a region-wide weather story.
Alien Throne, a Unique Rock Formation in New Mexico, Collapses Amid Heavy Rains
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3 outletsLeads with
- the formation’s collapse
- heavy rains and El Niño storms
- loss of a tourist landmark
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Alien Throne, a Unique Rock Formation in New Mexico, Collapses Amid Heavy Rains
The oddly shaped 15-foot-tall pillar collapsed after a torrent of rain. It was the second loss of a striking rock formation in the region in less than a month.
- The GuardianLeft
Famous New Mexico rock formation destroyed after torrential El Niño rains
Officials expected to investigate whether super El Niño storms in US south-west damaged the Alien Throne spires Undulating, gravity-defying rock spires are one of the most magical parts of the landscape of the US south-west. …
Desert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding
Two iconic rock formations that long attracted tourists and photographers to a remote part of New Mexico have collapsed
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ABC News, Nov 6, 2:44 AM EST
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- ABC NewsLeftNov 6, 2:44 AM EST
- The GuardianLeftNov 6, 2:23 PM EST
- The New York TimesLeftNov 7, 3:21 PM EST
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