Multiple Wildfires Rage Across The Northeast, Burning Thousands of Acres The northeast region of the United States rarely has as many wildfires as compared to states out West, such as California, which are more prone to fires. However, the lack of rain this year has caused the current drought affecting the northeast region, which is only helping to fuel the wildfires that are currently raging there. You do not often […] Fire Gregg Frantz | November 19, 2024 0 Comments
Wildfires Threaten Several California and Nevada Ski Areas Wildfires continue to torch the west coast of the United States. Thousands of acres of forests, dozens of homes, and now a ski resort have been caught in the wake of the recent wildfires. Related: Wildfire Raging South of Reno, NV, Prompts Evacuations The Bridge Fire started Sunday, September 8, near Glendora, California. The fire has grown to nearly 52,000 acres and […] Industry News Luke Guilford | September 16, 2024 0 Comments
NASA: Fires Rage in British Columbia, Canada In July 2023, a combination of unusual heat, dry lightning, and drought fueled major outbreaks of fire in Canada. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center(CIFFC), nearly 600 out-of-control fires burned throughout the country on July 13, with about half of these raging in British Columbia or Alberta. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Reaches Europe The Moderate Resolution […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2023 0 Comments
Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Will Open Lifts This Friday After 3-Year Hiatus Exciting news were announced today: after a long-awaited three-year hiatus, skiing, boarding and tobogganing are back at Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia. Get ready for an exhilarating winter adventure as the lifts are set to spin again at Selwyn from this Friday, June 23, 2023. Thanks to a massive effort in snowmaking and the generosity of Mother Nature, the snow resort […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 19, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Smoky Fires Rage in the Northwest The scorching weather of summer 2022 has left much of the Northwestern United States primed to burn with wildland fires. In early September, the northern Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range billowed with smoke that was slowly wafting across the continental U.S. and southern Canada. Related: [VIDEO] Big Bear Ski Area, CA, Employees Fire Up Snowguns to Slow Encroaching Wildfire […] Fire Firebrains | September 12, 2022 1 Comment
Forest Fires and Extreme Heat Are Wreaking Havoc in Europe A heatwave in Europe is causing widespread forest fires. Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Morocco are the countries most affected, but many parts of the eurozone are dealing with extreme conditions. Temperatures have reached 116°F in Portugal and 113°F in Spain. These temperatures have triggered wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. To make matters worse, the temperatures […] Fire Brent Thomas | July 19, 2022 1 Comment
Record-Breaking Wildfires Have Burned Over 2 Million Acres in Alaska, Covering Half the State in Smoke Summertime in Alaska is supposed to be magical (except for the mosquitos). Endless daylight and copious amounts of outdoor activities means recreational opportunities are prime before the harsh, dark, cold winter comes. However, this summer has been plagued by wildfires. There are still several months left in wildfire season, but Alaska has already surpassed 2 million acres burned this season. […] Fire Brent Thomas | July 7, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: California, A Multi-Dimensional Fire Challenge This is the second part of a story about fires in California. Read part 1 here. Climate change has helped fuel California’s surge of unusually large and destructive fires by exacerbating heat waves and droughts, but climate is not the only factor contributing to the surge. More than a century of fire suppression has caused excessive amounts of dead trees, […] Fire Firebrains | October 7, 2021 2 Comments
NASA: What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires? If it seems like enormous wildfires have been constantly raging in California in recent summers, it’s because they have. Eight of the state’s ten largest fires on record—and twelve of the top twenty—have happened within the past five years, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Together, those twelve fires have burned about 4 percent […] Fire Firebrains | October 5, 2021 4 Comments
Satellite Images of Wildfire Smoke in Northern California: 2020 vs. 2021 Here’s a snapshot of how this wildfire season in Northern California is going compared to last year’s. On August 3 last year, Northern California enjoyed relatively smoke-free skies. But on August 3 this year, plenty of smoke from area wildfires was seen on visible satellite imagery. Check out the latest air quality & smoke coverage at fire.airnow.gov Related: NASA Images: […] Fire Firebrains | August 5, 2021 0 Comments
Smoke Can Be Seen From Space From 220+ Wildfires Burning Across the PNW The extraordinary heatwave that scorched the Pacific Northwest in June 2021 has diminished, but substantial fires continued to burn across the region in July. Exacerbated by extreme heat and wind, more than 40 fires started burning across British Columbia in late June. By July 8, that number climbed to more than 200 active fires across the Canadian province, of which […] Fire Firebrains | July 12, 2021 0 Comments
Western United States on Brink of First Ever Water Shortage Declaration Water levels in the western United States are nearing historically low levels. Despite snowstorms in parts of the West, we haven’t seen enough precipitation to replenish water sources. Many man-made lakes have seen their water levels fall, diminishing reserves that supply millions of people. Projections show that levels could drop even more, which may prompt the federal government to declare […] Brains Alex Mangels | April 23, 2021 1 Comment
Vandalism Increases in National Parks During COVID On a post from last Tuesday, officials at Zion National Park posted on Facebook photos of a string of recent vandalism that has taken place at the park. In the caption, Zion National Park cites a recent increase in acts of vandalism like these and asks for people to stop harming these national sights, some of which have been around […] Liam Abbott | December 21, 2020 5 Comments
Denver, CO Sees Worst Air Quality in 10 Years According to a report by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Denver metro has had more alerts for fine particulate matter in 2020 than any full year in the last decade. This means that Denver’s air quality this year is the worst it’s been in over 10 years, likely due in part to this year’s horrendous wildfire […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Fire Crews Attending to Illegal Fires on a Daily Basis North Lake Tahoe’s fire crews are attending illegal fires on a daily basis, diverting their attention from the major wildfires engulfing the state. Bonfires on the beach, grills or BBQs, and campfires are the most common offenses. Related: Arizona Trail Runner Heads Out For Training Run and Ends Up Fighting Wildfire There was a week in August where 15 wildfires were […] Fire Firebrains | September 4, 2020 0 Comments
Denver’s Air Quality Right Now = You Smoking 2 Cigarettes A Day Smoke from wildfires in California is polluting the nation’s air big time, with smoke being seen and inhaled thousands of miles away. The air pollution as a result of the fires is so bad in Denver, Colorado right now, that for people living in the city, it’s about the equivalent of smoking two cigarettes a day. Chris Tomer, a Colorado-based […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 24, 2020 3 Comments
The Amazon Rainforest Registers the Highest Number of Wildfires For 13-Years [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYlnoxgqEWo"] Sebastian Opazo | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
The Amazon Fires – What To Believe? Parts of the Amazon rainforest are on fire and that is a fact. But the media frenzy about the fires has gotten so out of hand recently that misinformation and un-factual evidence is being spread almost as quickly as the fires themselves. So, in an attempt to clear some of that up, here are some facts about the Amazon supported […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 27, 2019 5 Comments
Rampant Wildfires in Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia Can be Seen From Space Huge areas of the Earth’s northern latitudes have wildfires burning right now due to the unusually hot weather that has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. The heat is responsible for creating conditions perfect for wildfires, including some enormous ones burning in remote parts of the region that are visible from space. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
Forest Fires Are Causing Snow to Melt Earlier in the Season, Study Shows Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno. It’s a cycle that will only be exacerbated […] Fire Firebrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
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