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Surfing Oregon โ€“ Why, When, Where?

Surfing the Oregon Coast

A cold, wild coast that can regularly generate numbers like 24-foot swells at 8-second intervals with 100mph wind gusts and a sea temperature of 46 degrees, Oregon is neither for the faint of heart nor the physically frail. But it does have some damn good surfing, and for all levels despite its notoriety.  Pronounced โ€œorgan,โ€ by locals, the coastal state [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2024
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Chloe Kim is Taking a Break From Snowboarding to Prioritize Her Mental Health

Chloe Kim

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim recently made the announcement that she will be taking a break from snowboarding. She says she wants to use this time off to prioritize her mental health.  This is not the first time Kim has had to step back from the competition scene. In 2019, Kim took a year off of competing to โ€œenjoy [โ€ฆ]

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Haleigh Hafner | April 26, 2022
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May 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records For The Eighth Month In A Row

According to NASA, May 2016 is the hottest May on record, making it the eighth month in a row to break the monthly temperature record. Despite one of the strongest El Niรฑos ever recorded finally on the decline, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate. The latest figures that were released by NASA now make it even more certain that [โ€ฆ]

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Chris Wallner | June 24, 2016
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VIDEO: Avalanche Triggered by Snowboarder Walking on Cornice

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