Happy Earth Day! | NASA’s Best Photos of Earth: Nasa is marking Earth Day by releasing some of its best images of our planet taken from space – by its satellites, its research aircraft and astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – in the past year. A Sky View of Earth From Suomi NPP. This composite image of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans was captured by six orbits of the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft on April 9, 2015, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Tropical Cyclone Joalane can be seen over the Indian Ocean. Sea Ice Off East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast. On April 5, 2015, the […] SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
List of All Ski Resorts CLOSED Due To Coronavirus ***This list has been updated as of 9:02pm Pacific Time on March 15th, 2020. Below is a list of all of the ski resorts on Earth that have been closed due to Coronavirus. Both Alterra & Vail Resorts have closed ALL of their North American ski resorts as of March 14th, 2020. Over 500 ski resorts have been closed due […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2020 28 Comments
Longest Lunar Eclipse In A Century and “Blood Moon” Coming July 27-28 The night of July 27th will bring the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century! This “Blood Moon” will only be visible in the Eastern Hemisphere, with the total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse, the process of the moon moving in and out of Earth’s shadow, will last 3 hours and 55 minutes. A lunar […] Jenah MacGrain | July 25, 2018 0 Comments
“Global Warming” Just Turned 30 We all know about climate change now, but when did it become a thing and who discovered it? Way back in 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. He presented his findings that the greenhouse effect was and would have a strong impact on rising global temperatures. Thus “global warming” was born. […] Brains Mike Lavery | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
The Earth’s First Snowfall Image: BDFjade Between 2.2 and 2.4 billion years ago, big masses of land rose quickly from the depths of the sea, causing big changes on our planet. A new study published on May 24th in the journal Nature suggests that it was these changes that caused Earth’s first snowfall 2.4 billion years ago. Image: thegreatsummit.com The study shows the findings […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | June 9, 2018 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
1st Ever Time Lapse Video of Earth | Thirty Years of Change in a Few Seconds skip to 1:41 for the best time lapses “What we built is the worlds first multi decade animated time lapse of the Earth.” – Rebecca Moore, engineering manager at Google Earth “It’s trillions of pixels of satellite imagery data that has never been available to the public before and we’ve stitched that together into this seamless animation of the planet changing […] SnowBrains | June 5, 2013 2 Comments
Brain Post: Areas of Canada are “Missing” Gravity | Canadians Have Been Cheating… In the 1960’s, scientists started charting the Earth’s gravitational field. They were looking for inconsistencies. They found what they were looking for. It was discovered that Earth’s gravitational field varied quite a lot. In Canada, they found areas that were “missing” gravity. The Hudson bay is highlighted as a zone in Canada where gravity is much weaker than other […] Brains SnowBrains | May 7, 2013 5 Comments
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