Climate Change Could Actually Lead to More SnowโBut Thereโs a Catch In September, unprecedented levels of fall snow in the European Alps led to severe flooding in central Europe. Some areas in the eastern Alps of Austria saw over six and a half feet of snow. This unusual autumn snowfall kickstarted an early ski season across several resorts in the Alps. Related: Up to 10 Feet of Snowfall Forecast for Parts [โฆ] Weather Brent Thomas | May 2, 2025 1 Comment
Mont Blancโs Peak Temperature Soars Above Freezing for 33 Hours for First Time Ever The recent heat wave across Europe has had an unprecedented effect on the temperatures at the summit of Mont Blanc, Western Europeโs highest peak, where temperatures soared above freezing for 33 consecutive hours on August 10-11. According to the Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente Valle dโAosta (ARPA), the regional environmental agency, the automatic weather station at Colle Major at an altitude [โฆ] Climbing Julia Schneemann | August 14, 2024 0 Comments
Warmer Winters Threaten U.S. Snowpack and Water Supply, Say 2 Dartmouth Professors Warmer winters threaten the snowpack in the western U.S. and ice cover in the East which is due to rising temperatures according to scientists. Projections show rising temperatures throughout this century will result in decreased snowfall threatening the water supply and the $67 billion snow sports industry. Snow hovered near record-low depths this season and the Great Lakes had their [โฆ] Industry News David Michael | July 2, 2024 0 Comments
March 2024 Was the Warmest March Ever Recorded As reported by Copernicus Services, March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14ยฐC (57.92ยฐF), 0.73ยฐC (1.31ยฐF) above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10ยฐC (0.18ยฐF) above the previous high set in March 2016. This is the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on [โฆ] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
January 2024 Marks the Warmest January on Record The European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced today, February 8, that January 2024 was the warmest January on record across the globe. C3S publishes climate bulletins every month that report on changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover, and hydrological variables. For January 2024, these measurements show that global temperatures were 0.70ยฐC above the [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2024 0 Comments
Falls Creek Resort, Australia, Will Close Wednesday, September 20, 2023 The Australian resort Falls Creek announced today, Monday, September 18, 2023, that it will be closing for the year this Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Resorts across Australia have been shuttering operations and falling like dominoes as a heat wave sweeps the country. The country has experienced the second-hottest August on record, with the national mean temperature coming in 2.28ยฐC above [โฆ] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 18, 2023 1 Comment
Study Reveals the High Vulnerability of European Ski Resorts to Global Warming A new European study has investigated the effects of climate change on European ski resorts and warns that global warming will leave 53% of Europeโs ski resorts at very high risk for snow supply in the future. If temperatures increase by 1.5ยฐC, around a third (32%) of European ski resorts would be severely impacted. This proportion could be limited to [โฆ] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 17, 2023 0 Comments
Hottest August On Record and Hottest June-August Period Ever Recorded This year seems to be going down in the record books of rather concerning records. According to the World Meteorological Organization, Earth just saw the hottest August as well as the hottest three months on record. This August was also on record the second hottest ever month after July 2023, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) ERA 5 [โฆ] SnowBrains | September 6, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Season Comes to an Early End at Mt. Baw Baw, Australia Mt Baw Baw Resort, Australia, announced on Friday, August 25, 2023, that the resort will close early after unseasonably warm conditions. The lift operator Alpine Resorts Victoria announced that the official snow season at Mt Baw Baw will be declared closed on Sunday September 3, 2023. Mt Baw Baw is located only two and a half hours east of Melbourne and [โฆ] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
The Science Behind Problematic Pink Snow An annual summertime sight in alpine environments, pink snow, also known as watermelon snow, often lingers on late-season snowpack and glaciers worldwide. Though it may be appealing to try and take a bite of the brightly colored snow, it may forecast a more sinister warning about our warming environment. The bacterial phenomenon behind pink snow helps to accelerate the melting [โฆ] Brains Lucas Gauthier | June 23, 2023 0 Comments
These 5 Ski Resorts are the Most Resilient to Climate Change in North America It is no secret that the snow sports industry relies on the weather. Climate change is being pushed to the top of governmentsโ agendas as the threat worsens. Certainly, some resorts are uniquely positioned to combat climate change better than others, but which ones do it the best? The Savills Ski Resilience Index ranks global resorts according to their conditionsโ [โฆ] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 1, 2022 7 Comments
NOAA: Where Does Global Warming Go During La Niรฑa? Here at the ENSO blog, weโve been talking about La Niรฑa (the cool phase of the El Niรฑo-Southern Oscillation climate pattern) for going on three years now. People have started to tell us theyโre bored ask us whether all these La Niรฑas could offset global warming.The short answer is no, La Niรฑa is no match for global warming. (Footnote 1) [โฆ] Weather SnowBrains | November 9, 2022 0 Comments
Study Shows Refreezing the Poles is Highly Practical and Could Reverse Global Warming The north and south poles are critical to the planetโs climate. The mass amount of ice in both regions acts as the earthโs refrigerators to cool it. It is no secret that the ice is diminishing and threatening our planet. Some experts estimate that the Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet. This [โฆ] Weather Brent Thomas | September 18, 2022 3 Comments
The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp Everestโs base camp is movingโrising 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, [โฆ] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | June 22, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Utah to Combat Climate Change by Becoming Climate Neutral Certified If thereโs one thing thatโs instrumental to the ski industry itโs snow. After this past season, itโs no secret that many mountainous regions have experienced warmer weather and less snow. In an effort to combat rising temps, companies like Ski Utah have decided to take action and work to become climate neutral. Ski Utah is a branch of the non-profit, [โฆ] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 29, 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. Itโs 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. [โฆ] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 23, 2022 0 Comments
Coloradoโs Ski Season is Shortening Because of Climate Change With climate change altering several factors of everyday life, itโs safe to wonder what effects it has on the length of winter. Consequently, climate change experts predict that Coloradoโs ski seasons are getting shorter every year. This year alone, Coloradoโs ski season has been impacted by faulty weather conditions. According to Vail Daily, this year alone, 4 resorts were forced [โฆ] Brains Breya Bergom | December 1, 2021 4 Comments
Wildfire Season Will be Impacted By Lack of Snow Due to Climate Change All across the country, mountainous regions usually covered in snow this time of year are dry as a bone. This could have consequential effects when the end of summer and wildfire season arrive. According to a study done by the University of Nevada in Reno, where scientists studied seasonal snow zones two years pre-fire and four years post-fire, there is [โฆ] Fire Aunika Skogen | November 30, 2021 1 Comment
Canadian Woman is First to be Diagnosed With โClimate Changeโ Climate Change has been a very detrimental issue in recent years. While it is garnering more attention because of its effects on the environment, the phrase wasnโt previously known in a medical sense until recently. On Monday, a Canadian woman was diagnosed with โclimate changeโ after enduring intense symptoms after a heatwave. Related: 234 Scientists Agree That Climate Change Is [โฆ] Breya Bergom | November 17, 2021 1 Comment
Climate Change: Ocean Heat Content This article first appeared on climate.gov and was written by LuAnn Dahlman and Rebecca Lindsey on August 17, 2020 Rising amounts of greenhouse gases are preventing heat radiated from Earthโs surface from escaping into space as freely as it used to. Most of the excess atmospheric heat is passed back to the ocean. As a result, upper ocean heat content has [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | August 5, 2021 0 Comments