After the Worst Winter in 60-Years Can Ski Resorts Survive Another Like It? This winter was the third-warmest on record for US ski resorts, and the worst winter in 60-years, reports Outside Online. See for yourself with these stats: Tahoe’s Squaw Valley saw 367 inches, down from 669 the year before. Colorado’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort saw 145 inches of snow, down from 335. Telluride saw 159 inches, down from 294. Vail saw […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 24, 2018 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Will Your House Be Underwater in 100 Years? Places that once were completely dry could be underwater within the next 100 years. Sounds like a doomsday scenario, but scientists are actually seeing changes and taking note. Rising sea levels could mean possible inundation for coastal communities, many of which are densely populated. National Geographic and the National Parks Service shed some light on the importance of noticing the change in sea levels. Although predicting […] Weather Katy Shipley | May 24, 2018 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
NOAA Report: The Last 400 Months In a Row on Earth Have Been Warmer Than Average If you somehow think climate change is a hoax, here’s some more science to chew on. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its global climate report for the month of April, which was the third warmest April since records started in 1880. A separate report from NASA came to the same conclusion. More importantly, it marks the 400th consecutive […] Weather Mike Lavery | May 24, 2018 5 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Vail-Valley River Runoff Has Peaked Vail-Valley runoff into the Colorado River has peaked. According to the Vail Daily, the Colorado River in Dotsero flow peaked on May 15th at a little more than 3,000 cubic feet per second. This figure is tremendously lower than the 77 year mean of around 5,000 cubic feet per second. It is not the lowest it has been, but it […] Weather Greg Obernesser | May 23, 2018 9 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
NOAA: Wet Pattern to Continue Across Southeastern US through the End of May Waterproofs and umbrellas at the ready, because according to the NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center, the persistent wet pattern for the Southeastern US will continue through the end of May by both of their 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks. Not great news for those areas threatened with drought and/or wildfires, but it’s still early in the summer so hopefully the rain […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 18, 2018 10 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
NOAA: June Outlook for North America – It’s Going to be a Warm One According to data from the NOAA, the outlook is for warmer than normal temperatures across the entire US during June, with the very small exception of parts of the Great Lakes and Southeast. However, Alaska and the south-east can expect above average precipitation, with the rest of the country forecast an average month. Weather WeatherBrains | May 18, 2018 9 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Group of Five Winter Olympians Warn Congress that they See Climate Change Happening all over the World Breckenridge resident and Olympic snowboarder Arielle Gold led a group of five winter Olympians on a trip to Washington, DC last month to raise concerns about climate change, writes Summit Daily. Gold, who won a bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe at February’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was joined by gold medal freeskier David Wise, gold medal Nordic skier Jessie Diggins, American […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 18, 2018 66 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
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