‘Godzilla’ – A Dust Plume to Remember NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using GEOS-5 data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC and data from the CALIPSO team. Story by Adam Voiland. Winds routinely drive clouds of Saharan dust out of West Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean in the summer. But the intensity and extent of a plume that departed Africa […] Brains SnowBrains | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
African Resort First to Open in Southern Hemisphere The first resort in the southern hemisphere has opened for the 2020 season. Afriski is one of two resorts in southern Africa, and has opened for skiing on June 6th. Afriski had planned to open on June 4th but was delayed due to COVID-19 closures. Afriski is located in the country of Lesotho, which is surrounded entirely by the larger […] Industry News Lynn Barlow | June 9, 2020 3 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: Lockdown Lifted and Snow Dumping on African Ski Resort Lockdown measures have been relaxed in Lesotho on the southern tip of Africa, as the southern hemisphere resort welcomes decent snowfall in the run-up to their winter. Until their first confirmed case last week they were the only African nation not to record a positive coronavirus test. Situated at 10,570-feet, the resort based in the Drakensberg-Maluti Mountains plans to open on […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 15, 2020 1 Comment
Ethiopia Breaks Record for Most Trees Planted in 12 Hours Ethiopia planted over 353 million trees in 12 hours, which shattered the previous 66 million tree record. The incredible burst of tree planting was part of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative. Abiy Ahmed, the country’s Prime Minister, founded the project. Ahmed encouraged millions of Ethiopians all over the country to take part in the challenge. After the 12 hour period, Ahmed announced […] Taliana Potts | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
89 Year Old Arizona Woman Becomes Oldest Person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa 89 Year old Arizona Native Anne Lorimor just became the oldest person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro… again. Just four years ago, Lorimor summited the peak at the age of 85, making herself the oldest woman to reach the highest point in Africa. However, when she found out that an older woman had broken her record, and that a man had also […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
It’s Dumping in Africa! Tiffindell, South Africa’s Only Ski Resort, Getting Plenty of Snow It’s dumping in South Africa right now, as Tiffindell Alpine Resort, the country’s only ski area, has been on the end of over 4″ of fresh snow the last day or two. The resort opened early-June for a season that lasts through until September. Related: VIDEO: South Africa Just Received a Record-Breaking Snowfall | Watch in Awe as these Guys […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 2, 2019 1 Comment
Tanzania Government Plans on Putting a Cable Car Up Mount Kilimanjaro to Boost Tourist Revenue African country Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest free-standing mountain and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company. 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually and officials estimate a cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent, reports the East African. “We are still […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: Surfing Powerful River Waves In The Landlocked Country Of Zambia [arve url="https://youtu.be/ye0KLp1lv6w"] SwellBrains | April 2, 2019 16 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments