Powder Nomad Creates Digital Tool to Track Your Carbon Footprint from This Ski Season With the ski season in the northern hemisphere winding down, it’s important to reflect on the wonderful memories and great times had crushing powder, landing new tricks, or just getting turns in. Technology has provided the ski industry with countless tools to track some of these metrics. An often-forgotten metric is our carbon footprint. Powder Nomad has created a carbon […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Could Reviving the Woolly Mammoth Protect the Arctic Permafrost? Colossal Biosciences plans to heal the Earth in a nonconventional way. Their mission is to utilize bioscience to jumpstart natureโs ancestral heartbeat and create a healthier planet and human populace. Colossal is working on several projects, but one stands out the most: the Woolly Mammothโs de-extinction. Related:ย Worms Frozen in Permafrost 42,000-Years Ago when Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Planet have been […] Brains Luke Guilford | February 1, 2023 0 Comments
Methane Emissions Now 12% Higher than Beginning of 21st Century Methane emissions are now significantly higher than the early 2000s, which is alarming scientists. In 2017 40 million metric tons more methane was released into the atmosphere than the beginning of this century. These emissions are concerning because methane can trap 30 times more heat in our atmosphere than carbon dioxide. The three main contributors are agriculture, landfills, and fossil […] Brains Alex Camerino | July 23, 2020 0 Comments
The United States Can Reach 90% Renewable Energy With No Added Cost by 2035 Many scientists and academics have argued over how long it would take the United States to reach 100% renewable energy production. It is extremely hard for a fossil fuel-based economy to completely convert to renewables, which is why it is more important to focus on how much of our production can be switched instead of figuring out when we can […] Alex Camerino | June 23, 2020 2 Comments
May 2020 Was 18ยบF Warmer Than Average in Siberia Yes, you read that correctly, May 2020 was 18ยบF (10ยบC) warmer than average in Siberia.ย The average temperature in May typically ranges from about 36ยบF (2ยบC) to 57ยบF (14ยบC) with a mean temperature of 47ยบF (8ยบC). While this might seem like a good opportunity to visit Siberia and not freeze, it is in fact not a good sign for the Earth […] Weather Alex Camerino | June 23, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA Report: The Last 400 Months In a Row on Earth Have Been Warmer Than Average If you somehow think climate change is a hoax, here’s some more science to chew on. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its global climate report for the month of April, which was the third warmest April since records started in 1880. A separate report from NASA came to the same conclusion. More importantly, it marks the 400th consecutive […] Weather Mike Lavery | May 24, 2018 0 Comments
Brain Post: Why Do We Breathe? This question is simple, so youโd naturally expect a simple answer. ย Sorry. ย But weโll break it down to the simplest terms possible. WHY DO WE BREATHE? THE SHORT ANSWER: – We breathe to get oxygen to our cells so that they can make energy. THE MEDIUM ANSWER – We breathe to get oxygen to our cells so that they can […] Brains SnowBrains | November 23, 2016 14 Comments
Climate Accord Drama Unfolding In Marrakech And Beyond Regardless ofย what the upcoming winter has to offer (not much so far),ย a complete reversal of climate change policy in the U.S isย likely the mostย influentialย event of the season and seasons to come.ย The administration-elect, as of Nov. 8th, 2016, has promised repeatedly to “cancel” the Paris Climate Accord, the landmark deal ratified by 109 nations (193 signatories) and effective Nov. 4th, 2016. […] Sergei Poljak | November 14, 2016 0 Comments