[PHOTOS] Johannesburg, South Africa, Sees 1st Snowfall in Over a Decade Johannesburg, South Africa, experienced a rare snowfall on Monday, its first in over a decade. While some parts of South Africa receive snow during winter, Johannesburg last saw snow in 2012. For the first time in 11 years, it snowed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The cold air and moisture from the east defied the usually dry winter season, making this […] SnowBrains | July 12, 2023 0 Comments
High-Speed Internet Has Just Been Installed on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Highest Peak High-speed internet has been installed at 12,200-feet on Africa’s highest mountain meaning hikers and climbers won’t need to be disconnected from Instagram or Facebook while they ascend the mountain. Related: Tanzania Government Plans on Putting a Cable Car Up Mount Kilimanjaro to Boost Tourist Revenue The broadband network was installed on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on Tuesday. The nation’s government called […] CragBrains | August 19, 2022 0 Comments
Heatwaves and Fires Scorch Europe, Africa, and Asia This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map above shows the surface air temperatures across most of the Eastern Hemisphere on July 13, 2022. It was produced by […] Weather Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snowstorm Dumps on Ski Resort in Africa A snowstorm just hit Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho, southern Africa over the last couple of days, dropping at least three inches of fresh snow on the resort. The resort currently has a 16″ base. Afriski opened on June 3rd, 2022. The resort has been closed to tourists for the last two years due to the covid pandemic. On June 6th, 2020 it […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 24, 2022 1 Comment
Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea’s First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games are foremost an arena for the best of the best to compete in a prestigious competition. Austria, France and Switzerland are the obvious frontrunners in terms of medal winnings in Alpine Skiing at the Olympic Winter Games, with Austria winning 121 Alpine Skiing medals since the races were first introduced to the Olympics at the 1936 Olympiad […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 2, 2022 2 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Drops Below Freezing The Saharan town of Ain Sefra town in Algeria has this week seen snowfall for just the fifth time in 42 years. The last snowfalls were 1979, 2016, 2018, and 2021. Related: The Top 5 Most Unexpected Places to Ski The Atlas Mountains surround Ain Sefra, known as the “Gateway to the Desert.” The Sahara desert, which covers most of […] SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 1 Comment
19 Locations in South Africa Suffered Coldest Ever Recorded Temperatures Last Week While many areas of the northern hemisphere are being punished by record-breaking heatwaves, the other side of the planet is suffering at the other end of the thermometer. A ‘big freeze’ that had its hold on South Africa last week was responsible for 19 cold temperature records being smashed. Related: NOAA: Preliminary Analysis Concludes Pacific Northwest Heatwave Was a 1,000-Year Event… […] WeatherBrains | July 26, 2021 1 Comment
NASA: North Africa Sheds Millions of Tons of Dust This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Michael Carlowitcz The millions of tons of dust lofted out of North Africa each year are a visual reminder of how Earth’s systems are interconnected. Dust blowing out of the Sahara fertilizes the surface waters of the Atlantic and the soils of the Americas. It influences the development […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2021 0 Comments