The Future Of The Ski Industry Is In Jeopardy With consequences of human-driven climate change looming just on the horizon, humankind is faced with a choice: continue down our path of ignorance and hope this environmental mess will all work itself out on its own, or take accountability for our actions and actively work to fix it. Climate change is the long-term change in global or regional conditions, as […] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
The Amazon Rainforest Has Been On Fire For 3 Weeks And Continues To Burn For 3 weeks now, the Amazon rainforest has been burning at an alarming rate – up to one football field a minute. According to new research, it is the fastest burning wildfire in the rainforest’s history – and it isn’t letting up. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most bio-diverse and environmentally important ecosystems on the planet. More than […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Snow Droughts Projected to Continue to Increase in the United States This past decade has been a rocky one for skiers, both figuratively and literally. In 2012 we saw the beginning of what would become one of the worst snow droughts in modern history. California received historically low amounts of snow for almost 4 years in a row, wreaking havoc on wildlife, water supply, and its skiers. But this hasn’t just […] Jack Conroy | August 21, 2019 2 Comments
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
Scientists Propose Dumping 7.4-TRILLION Tons of Snow on Antarctica to Prevent Ice Sheets Melting A group of scientists are proposing a radical project to dump 7.4-trillion tons of snow on Antarctica to prevent its ice sheets from melting and causing a huge rise in global sea levels. Related: Expedition to Antarctica Hopes to Prove Once and For All That the Earth is Flat Recent studies have shown warmer ocean water is being pushed toward […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
A Lake Has Formed at 11,000-Feet on Mont Blanc | A ‘Truly Alarming’ Sign of Climate Change A mountaineer has discovered a beautiful lake high up in the French Alps, but he warned that the lake’s existence is ‘truly alarming’. Bryan Mestre discovered the lake at an altitude of 11,100ft while climbing in the Mont Blanc mountain range. Related: Mont Blanc, France to Limit the Number of Climbers to Reduce the ‘Thrill Seekers and Dangerous Buffoons’ It’s believed […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: High Temperatures Smash All-Time Records in Alaska in Early July 2019 The article was written by Tom Di Liberto and first appeared on the climate.gov website Experiencing a summer heatwave with temperatures in the nineties is probably pretty normal for most people. But now imagine you live in Alaska. Not so normal anymore, is it? Alaska has just come to the end of a period of warmth that re-wrote the record […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 17, 2019 0 Comments
Another Swiss Glacier Being Covered Up to Prevent Melting Caused by Climate Change Another Swiss glacier is meting so swiftly that it has been covered with tarpaulin to try and slow down the rate. Parts of the Gurschengletscher glacier are being blanketed with tarps near the peak of Mount Gemsstock, standing at 9,715-feet high. Related: Swiss Town Covers its Glacier with White Blanket Every Summer to Prevent Melting Caused by Climate Change The […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 17, 2019 1 Comment
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