Swell Saturdays: The Biggest Wave Ever Ridden | 78-Footer in Portugal, Nov. 2012 Garrett McNamara on a 78-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal in November, 2012 {Every Saturday, we’re going to attempt to inspire you to get out and surf with a sharp Surf video that will speak to your heart. SwellBrains.com is coming soon…} There’s been a lot of talk over the past 50 years about the ‘biggest wave ever ridden.’ In the […] Surf SwellBrains | May 4, 2013 2 Comments
NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Reaches Europe Smoke from wildland fires, which have been burning in the Canadian province of Quebec for weeks, has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and darkened skies in southwestern Europe. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image in the morning (11:10 Universal Time) on June 26, 2023. At […] Fire Firebrains | June 27, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: A July of Extremes – Heatwaves Caused 1,000s of Deaths Across the Globe At the beginning of July 2022, NOAA’s monthly climate outlook favored temperatures well above average across much of the United States. The outlook proved prescient. Related: NASA: Wildfire Smoke Over Siberia Around the globe in summer 2022, wave after wave of heat crested and broke. Heat waves, particularly in Europe and Asia, caused thousands of heat-related deaths. On July […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 2, 2022 1 Comment
‘Year-Round’ Swiss Ski Resort Zermatt Closes Due to Extremely Warm Temperatures and Rapid Snowmelt High in the Swiss Alps, Zermatt usually stays open all year, never halting its lifts for a day because of the perpetually snow-covered glacier it’s built on. But with severe heatwaves impacting all of Europe, this is no ordinary summer and the world-class ski area has closed its skiing operations for the time being. The resort, which is the highest […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
Large Fires Reported in UK as Britain Experiences Record 104ºF Temperature for First Time A2 Southbound by M25. pic.twitter.com/LzyAbeqbgV — efenda (@efendaTv) July 19, 2022 Today, Tuesday, July 19, was the hottest day in British recorded history. Temperatures exceeded 104ºF (40ºC) in the UK as a heatwave grips Europe. Fires have been reported in London and throughout the UK as its citizens deal with the inconvenient heat. Reuters reports that the Met Office said […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | July 19, 2022 1 Comment
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
[VIDEO] Wildfire Halts Train in Spain as Passengers Anxiously Watch Fire Burn on Both Sides of Cabin Passengers watched in horror as wildfires burned on both sides of a halted train in Zamora, Spain, amid the ongoing heat wave. https://t.co/A0Kc0rZghq pic.twitter.com/RARgBPaxP5 — AccuWeather (@accuweather) July 18, 2022 Slowly yet oddly suddenly, the train rolled to a stop. As it sped down, bright dancing flashes of orange and yellow filled the windows. Tension rose in the cabin and […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
Forest Fires and Extreme Heat Are Wreaking Havoc in Europe A heatwave in Europe is causing widespread forest fires. Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Morocco are the countries most affected, but many parts of the eurozone are dealing with extreme conditions. Temperatures have reached 116°F in Portugal and 113°F in Spain. These temperatures have triggered wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. To make matters worse, the temperatures […] Fire Brent Thomas | July 19, 2022 1 Comment