Man Fell In To Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii After Climbing Guardrail to ‘Get a Better Look’ A man survived a 70-foot fall into the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii after he reportedly climbed over guardrails to get a better look at the cliff. The man, in his 30s, was visiting the Halemaumau crater’s Steaming Bluff overlook, on Hawaii Island, when he decided to climb over permanent metal railings to get closer to the cliff. Witnesses report seeing him […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
35 Homes Destroyed and 1,800 Residents Evacuated | Volcano Kilauea Showing no Signs of Slowing Down After a day of relative calm, volcano Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing the total number of destroyed structures to 35, reports ABC News. Activity from the volcano, which erupted on Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday, also opened new vents on […] Steven Agar | May 8, 2018 0 Comments
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Forcing Thousands to Flee their Homes Kilauea volcano, on Hawaii’s largest island, erupted yesterday causing lava to spew out of cracks in the ground in residential areas, prompting the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 residents. The Pacific island state’s governor immediately signed an emergency proclamation releasing disaster funds to the Big Island in the eruption’s wake. Local news footage showed streams of lava flowing through a forest with […] Steven Agar | May 4, 2018 0 Comments
Happy Earth Day! | NASA’s Best Photos of Earth: Nasa is marking Earth Day by releasing some of its best images of our planet taken from space – by its satellites, its research aircraft and astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – in the past year. A Sky View of Earth From Suomi NPP. This composite image of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans was captured by six orbits of the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft on April 9, 2015, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Tropical Cyclone Joalane can be seen over the Indian Ocean. Sea Ice Off East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast. On April 5, 2015, the […] SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
Carving Her Way into an Industry: Black Ops Valdez Heli Ski Owner Tabatha Swierk Brought to you by Black Ops Valdez Tabatha Swierk isn’t your typical Heliski Operation owner. Tabatha started and runs Black Ops Valdez, one of the premier Alaskan heliski operations. Not only is she responsible for reservations, answering phone calls and emails along with other daily business operations, she’s also one of those people that will jump in wherever needed. You […] Featured Article Martin Kuprianowicz | January 22, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Extraordinary Footage of ‘The Great Eruption in 1915’ of Lassen Peak Volcano, CA ‘The Great Eruption’ of Lassen Peak, CA in 1915 is second only to the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 as the most powerful volcanic eruption of the last century. This eruption occurred on May 22, 1915, was part of a series of eruptions that took place between 1914 and 1917, and rocked the state and devastated surrounding regions. Related: […] SnowBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
US Coast Guard Rescues Man Who Fell 800-Feet into Volcano at Crater Lake National Park, OR The US Coast Guard rescued a man Monday afternoon after he fell 800-feet into the dormant volcano at Crater Lake National Park, OR according to news reports. You might also like: Man Fell Into Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii After Climbing Guardrail to ‘Get a Better Look’ Even more surprising than the unnamed man’s survival, he was able to walk of his […] Climbing CragBrains | June 13, 2019 0 Comments
3 Volcanoes in California Just Raised to “Very High Threat” Level Three volcanoes in California are on a list of 18 nationwide that government scientists are classifying as a “very high threat”. The U.S. Geological Survey is updating its volcano threat assessments for the first time since 2005. There are 161 active U.S. volcanoes. You might also like: World’s Largest Supervolcano Sits Underneath California – Experts are Keeping a Close Eye On It Top […] Steven Agar | October 26, 2018 1 Comment