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New Interactive Map and Dashboard Lets You Find Out How Bad Your County’s Coronavirus Outbreak Is

How bad is the coronavirus outbreak in your county, really? With this new interactive map and dashboard, you can track community spread county by county and see if you’re in a green, yellow, orange, or red threat level area. Currently, there are two states with a ‘red’ danger level: Arizona and Florida.  And one state in the ‘green:’ Hawaii.  To […]

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Brain Post: How Hurricanes Get Named

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Hurricanes get named using a system developed in the 1950s. Tropical storms also get named once they reach a sustained wind speed of 35 mph. The naming procedure is dictated by the World Meteorological Organization, and there are different naming conventions for storms that occur in the Pacific. Before the 1950s, hurricanes and tropical storms were assigned a number. This […]

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Lynn Barlow | June 23, 2020
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Ever Read The Fine Print On A Ski Area Waiver? Here’s What You Sign Away…

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When you buy a ski pass to a mountain you have to sign a waiver. Most often you don’t read this waiver. But if you did, you’d find that you just signed away your liability towards that ski area. By signing the waiver the ski area is in no way liable for any harm/damages that you sustain while skiing there. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 15, 2020
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Brain Post: 8 Weird Facts About Water You Didn’t Know

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Water is weird. Everyone knows the chemical symbol for water is H2O, and that all living things need water to survive. Here are eight facts about weird water that you might not know! 1. Water is alien. All water on earth arrived as ice on asteroids and comets from space. 2. All water on earth has been recycled through animals, […]

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Lynn Barlow | June 12, 2020
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What Risks Are Associated With Owning A Ski Resort?

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While writing for SnowBrains, I have touched on the topic of risk and what makes people assume high degrees of risk in extreme sports. To me, risk is fascinating because of its various components and how it is embedded in our everyday lives. We make choices every minute that have potential tradeoffs, positive or negative. While thinking about risk the other […]

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Greg Obernesser | June 8, 2020
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400-Year-Old Shark Discovered in Greenland

An incredible discovery has been made following research conducted on 28 Greenland sharks — the longest-living vertebrate animal. At the estimated age of nearly 400-years-old, the female Greenland shark has officially set a new record for longevity. Given that this particular shark is the greatest predator in the Arctic seas, gaining insight into their lifespan is of great interest to […]

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Emily Crofton | June 5, 2020
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Is Social Media Ruining the Modern Concept of Wilderness?

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Is social media ruining the modern concept of wilderness? This question occurred to me while writing my last piece about how social media is sometimes making us take unnecessary risks in the backcountry. If social media is making us venture further and deeper into places not traveled, I feel we interacting with wilderness in a way that was unforeseeable by […]

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Greg Obernesser | May 9, 2020
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Astronomical Event: Jupiter, Venus, And The Moon To Form A Smiley Face Next Month

In times like these, the world needs reasons to smile. Luckily for us, the cosmos is about to lend a hand with that. On May 16, a crescent moon, beneath Venus & Jupiter, will form a smiley face in the sky. This spectacle is called conjunction and is quite rare. The last time this happened was 12 years ago in […]

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The Brains | April 30, 2020
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Upsides of the Pandemic: Sea Turtles Are Thriving After Beach Closures

Wildlife around the world is enjoying the lack of human activity due to coronavirus lockdowns, and sea turtles are not excluded. According to CNN, beaches in Thailand have seen the largest number of turtle nests in two decades. RELATED: Great White Shark Spotted in Spanish Waters for the First Time in More than Thirty Years Kanokwan​ Homcha-ai, a supervisor at the […]

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Doctor Answers Question: “Can Coronavirus Be Spread Through Farts?”

  “The smell may be hell but the mist could leave you pissed.” – New York Post, 4/22/20 Doctors in Australia are doing a podcast to keep the public updated on coronavirus research and policy tackled an important question this week: “Can the coronavirus be spread through farts?” The answer is yes because the coronavirus is found in poop and […]

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NASA Captures Breathtaking New Images of Saturn

What. A. Photo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently captured this photo of Saturn showing these mysterious yet captivating fluorescent colors that are a result of auroras at the planet’s north and south poles.  NASA said in an Instagram post: “This false-color composite image, constructed from data obtained by our Cassini spacecraft, shows the glow of auroras streaking out […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 18, 2020
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NASA: Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant New Images of the Horsehead Nebula

In this Hubble Space Telescope view, the Horsehead Nebula, a popular target for amateur astronomers, appears in infrared wavelengths. The nebula, shadowy in optical light, appears transparent and ethereal when seen in the infrared, represented here with visible shades. The rich tapestry of the Horsehead Nebula pops out against the backdrop of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies that are […]

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The Brains | April 18, 2020
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Ecuador’s Tallest Waterfall Has Disappeared

According to the NASA Earth Observatory, Ecuador’s tallest waterfall has mysteriously vanished, puzzling researchers. According to local authorities, a sinkhole recently formed a few feet above the San Rafael Waterfall which may have redirected its water flow. NASA is investigating the waterfall’s disappearance and they wrote on their website, Surrounded by lush vegetation and rare butterflies, the San Rafael Waterfall was […]

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The Hardest Hit Companies of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis : ‘BEACH’ Stocks

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to over 100 countries and governments everywhere are implementing strict travel restrictions. As a result, “Beach” stocks, companies in the entertainment and travel sectors, have seen a $332 billion market loss in the past month, Visual Capitalist reports. Beach stocks are companies involved with: Booking Entertainment & live events Airlines Cruises and Casinos Hotels & […]

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The Brains | April 7, 2020
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Brain Post: Why Bears are Emerging From Hibernation Early

With unseasonably warm temperatures and climate change on the rise, areas around the world are seeing bears coming out of hibernation months earlier than usual. Depending on several crucial factors, such as temperature, snowfall, and food supply, bears begin preparing for hibernation in mid-late November. Lasting for approximately 5 months, bears are typically seen coming out of hibernation in April. […]

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Emily Crofton | April 3, 2020
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VIDEO: Stephen Curry Does Eye-opening Q&A with Dr. Anthony Fauci Over Coronavirus

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How Leap Years Affect Winter

Credit: Windham Mountain There have been many forms of leap years. The ancient Egyptians, Julius Ceasar, and now modern-day civilization have all used different versions of this system but the goal has always been the same. Leap years were introduced to match our calendar to the natural calendar of the Earth. The Earth’s calendar is 365.2422 days long; by using whole […]

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Dan Scheibelein | February 29, 2020
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Brain Post: Scientists Discover First Living Creature Without the Need to Breathe

The most vital resource for any creature’s survival is oxygen. However, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery supporting evidence that not all living beings need oxygen to exist. The microscopic salmon parasite, known as the Henneguya Salminicola, is the only known animal that does not require aerobic respiration. Containing no mitochondrial genome, the species cannot, even if it wanted to, breathe […]

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Emily Crofton | February 28, 2020
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Colorado Sells Record $1.75 Billion Of Cannabis in 2019

According to the Colorado Department of Revenue data, Colorado’s cannabis shops set an annual state record last year with $1.75 billion in sales revenue — yes, that’s BILLION with a B. The Cannabis industry in Colorado brought in over $300 million in tax revenue to the state in 2019 as well, surprising economists who believed that Colorado’s cannabis industry was […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 21, 2020
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Topographic Ski Maps: A New Way of Tracking Resort Days

Navigating your favorite ski resort just became that much easier with the help of a new and improved ski resort map. SkiMap.com is designing topographic ski resort maps that will be available to the public. Striving to provide advanced and technically accurate maps, all data, pictures, and reference materials are utilized from each mountain. Working as an independent entity, the […]

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Emily Crofton | February 19, 2020
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