2021’s Best Meteor Shower Will Bring up to 100 Meteors Per Hour on August 11-13 Dust or particles—whatever the cosmos throws at us on any given day—break past earth’s defenses at 37 miles a second. They can reach temperatures upwards of 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit and light up the night sky with an amazing assortment of colors, courtesy of a nonverbal, celestial agreement between our atmosphere and outer space. ‘Shooting stars’ occur when meteors hit Earth’s atmosphere, […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | August 11, 2021 0 Comments
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Water Safety: How To Help Others and Yourself When in Danger The recent United Kingdom heatwave has sent the masses to cool down in open bodies of water. With larger crowds gathering in the water, unfortunately, brings the dangers of water accidents and potential fatalities due to drowning. According to The Royal Life Saving Society UK, between July 17 through July 21, 2021, there have been 17 water-associated deaths. With these […] Brains Breya Bergom | July 28, 2021 0 Comments
Givego: Coaching Made Easy—By Athletes, for Athletes https://youtu.be/uifAHJt8mw4 Willie Ford’s sister Julia is a ski racer who competed in the 2014 winter Olympic Games. Prior to the games, she got a double-edged offer to join the U.S. Ski Team. It would allow her to work, train, and compete with some of the best ski racers in the world. But it cost $18,000—money she did not have at […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | June 2, 2021 0 Comments
What is Graupel? And Why Do Skiers Love It? Graupel: those soft, little hail-looking snowballs that fall from the sky during storms and make the ski conditions awesome. They’re not quite snowflakes and not quite hail pellets—so what are they? The World Atlas defines graupel as such: “Graupel, also referred to as snow pellets or soft hail, is a form of precipitation which forms when super-cooled droplets of water […] Brains WeatherBrains | May 24, 2021 0 Comments
Flash Floods: Everything You Need to Know About The #1 Weather-Related Killer in the United States This article’s text was originally shared on weather.gov Flash floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the United States. Several factors contribute to flash flooding. The two key elements are rainfall intensity and duration. Intensity is the rate of rainfall, and duration is how long the rain lasts. Topography, soil conditions, and ground cover also play an important role. Flash […] Brains WeatherBrains | May 14, 2021 0 Comments
How Mushrooms Can Eliminate Plastic Waste, Save the Bees, and Benefit Humanity Nature is unfathomably mysterious. The Earth is a living organism, and there’s so much we still don’t even know about it. Poetically, however, it may die that way, too. That is unless we put differences aside and assume the courage to actually do something about it. I know you’ve heard something along these lines before, and that last sentence probably […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | April 15, 2021 1 Comment
Map of Average Annual Snowfall in Contiguous U.S. A map of average annual snowfall in the contiguous U.S. visually explained. Dark red zones on this map are where we want to be! The Dark Red Zones: Sierra Nevada Range, CA/NV Teton Range, WY Wasatch Range, UT Front Range, CO Cascade Range, OR & WA Related: NOAA April 2021 Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal For Majority of Country Brains SnowBrains | March 25, 2021 4 Comments
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Brain Post: Why is Snow White? Snow is made of water, which appears totally clear and not as any specific color—so why is snow white? The answer to this mysterious question is simpler than you may think and has to do with the science of how we percieve it. Related: The Art & Science of Snowflakes Science tells us that snow is frozen water, or a […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | January 28, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Pro Skier Stan Rey Shares 10 Quick & Easy Tips on How to Ski Tour [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPQ0tKYvXQw&feature=youtu.be"] SnowBrains | January 13, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
“Coronaphobia:” The Psychology of Skiing During COVID The people want to ski this winter. Just like any winter. But this winter is different and so are people’s emotions toward it. COVID-19 is affecting the way people think, act, and feel about everything (skiing). And we as skiers and truth-seekers should seek to understand this publicly-shared mentality concerning skiing during a pandemic this season… Here’s what we know […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | December 15, 2020 1 Comment
Brain Post: What is Lake Effect Snow, and How Does it Happen? Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across warmer water. Warmth & moisture rise into the air, condensing into clouds that can produce 2-3 inches of snow per hour or more. Brains SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
Brain Post: The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov While kayaking in Barry Arm fjord in June 2019, Valisa Higman, an artist-in-residence at Alaska’s Chugach National Forest, noticed some odd fractures on a cliff overlooking the fjord. Curious if the slope might be in the process of collapsing, she emailed photos (see one of them below) to her brother, Bretwood Higman. “Hig” is […] Brains SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Sharks Discovered Living in a Volcano Scientists captured video evidence of sharks living in a volcano. The scientists dropped a camera into the main crater of the volcano Kavachi, located in the Solomon Islands. Kavachi was not actively erupting when the team captured the footage, but to be safe, they only left the camera in the underwater crater for an hour. The water inside the crater […] Brains Lynn Barlow | September 5, 2020 36 Comments
The Truth Behind Face Masks: Clinical Professor of Medicine Discusses Side Effects, Benefits of Face Coverings A face covering used to prevent the spread of you-know-what is typically a 12 square inch piece of fabric positioned over your mouth and nose. They are mandated in public spaces in 34 states and many feel strongly about whether or not they have to or should be wearing them right now. Some say it’s an infringement upon our rights […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | August 17, 2020 1 Comment
Science Proves Being Near A Waterfall Makes You Happy The rushing blue water plummeting over rocky outcrops, the thunderous yet soothing sounds, the awe-inspiring wonders of nature-it is no wonder people seek out waterfalls. However, recent studies are now proving that simply being near a waterfall not only makes you feel happier but also increases energy and productivity. Related: How Ocean Warming is Impacting The 2020 Hurricane Season It […] Brains Emily Crofton | August 13, 2020 1 Comment
NASA: A Look At Jupiter’s North Pole View this post on Instagram The floor is lava! Oh wait, nevermind, that’s just an infrared look at Jupiter’s North Pole 😉 Our James Webb Space Telescope will examine the atmosphere of Jupiter’s polar region, where @NASAJuno discovered the clusters of cyclones seen in this image. @NASAWebb’s data will provide much more detail than has been possible in past observations, […] SnowBrains | August 10, 2020 1 Comment
COVID-19 Versus The Flu: Similarities/Differences Explained by a John Hopkin’s M.D. This article was reviewed by Lisa Lockerd Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., and originally appeared on hopkinsmedicine.org Influenza (the flu) and COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus that’s led to the current pandemic, are both infectious respiratory illnesses. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu can look similar, the two illnesses are caused by different viruses. Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior […] Brains The Brains | August 4, 2020 1 Comment
Brains Post: Let A Dog Roam And They Will Find Their Way Home: Here’s How! It’s interesting how often you hear tall tales of dogs, miraculously making their way home against all odds. It happens often enough to make many people wonder. So much so that Virginia Tech, along with the Czech University of Life Sciences conducted a study on just this. Their findings point towards the possibility of these dogs using the earth’s magnetic […] James Pulfer | July 31, 2020 0 Comments
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