The 5 Best and Worst States for Climate Change Climate change is a hot topic for many. Not just skiers, but lawmakers and anyone concerned about our planet. But how does climate change affect us based on where we live? That is precisely what Wise Voter set out to answer. Wise Voter publishes information, insights, and tools to help people be informed in the modern age. They ranked each […] Brains Brent Thomas | June 23, 2022 2 Comments
The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp Everest’s base camp is moving—rising global temperatures and a thinning glacier, the culprits. The Nepalese government is moving the outpost which houses up to 1,500 people during peak season and produces over 1,000 gallons of human urine a day because warming temperatures are causing the Khumbu Glacier it sets on to melt, making the camp unsafe due to rapidly forming, […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | June 22, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica Experiences Record High Temps Amid Transition to Winter Like many others this year, Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, is experiencing a heatwave. It’s entering winter with record-breaking high temps. Antarctica has already started transitioning into its coldest months and darkest months. Temperatures usually begin dropping towards the end of the Southern Summer, but the continent is breaking records this March. Known as polar nights, daylight is minimal. […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 23, 2022 0 Comments
Why Salt Lake City, UT Has Some of the World’s Worst Air Quality and What We Can Do to Fix It If you’ve ever been in Salt Lake City during the winter long enough, you know about its nasty air quality – its gross inversion layer that you often can’t see through but can smell, taste, and even feel. IQAir, a Swedish research company, ranks Salt Lake City as the 94th metropolitan city with the worst air quality in the world. […] Brains Haleigh Hafner | March 14, 2022 3 Comments
Glacial Recession and Climate Change Lead to Removal of 100-Year-Old Abbot Pass Cabin Near Lake Louise, AB Slope instability requires dismantling of historic stone alpine shelter overlooking Lake O’Hara Parks Canada is the steward of 174 national historic sites, preserving these nationally significant examples of cultural heritage for the benefit of all Canadians and sharing the history of Canada and the stories of these places with visitors from across the country and around the world. Related: European […] SnowBrains | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
Western US Facing Worst Drought for 1,200-Years The US is experiencing one of the driest winters yet, as the megadrought continues. It’s been over a month since the West has seen a significant snowstorm. It’s been one of the driest years on record, with snow covering just 27% of the US. It’s the driest it’s been in 1,200 years. Related: NOAA: Even Small Additional Increases in Greenhouse […] Aunika Skogen | February 16, 2022 2 Comments
NASA: 2021 Continued Earth’s Warming Trend | 6th Warmest Year on Record Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied 2018 as the sixth-warmest year on record, according to independent analyses from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global temperatures in 2021 were 0.85 degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average for NASA’s baseline period, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). NASA uses […] SnowBrains | January 14, 2022 0 Comments
More Than Just a Marketing Tactic: Scott Sports Re-Source Program and its Environmentally Friendly Product Line Brought to you by Scott Sports We’ve all heard the same storyline over and over again: “Our company is green, we love the environment, we treat our employees great…” Yet for the most part, we find out this is just a greenwashed marketing scheme with no real action behind it. Thankfully in the world of sports where the success of […] Industry News Alex K | January 4, 2022 0 Comments
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