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
Costa Rica Heading Towards Carbon Neutrality with Renewable Energy and Plastic Efforts Costa Rica is setting the example for environmental sustainability, aiming to be the first carbon-free plastic-free country. By the year 2021, just two years away now, Costa Rica hopes to rid itself of all single-use plastics as well as eliminate the use of fossil fuels in their public transport system, and they’re not messing around. In the last 5 years, […] Brains Jack Conroy | July 28, 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
June 2019 Was the Hottest June EVER Recorded on Planet Earth Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the EU’s satellite agency has announced. Data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the EU, showed that the global average temperature for June 2019 was the highest on record for the month. Related: Record-Breaking High Temperatures in […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 3, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Annual Average Temperature Over the Contiguous USA Has Increased by 1.2ºF in Last Few Decades Supported by NOAA, teams of subject matter experts around the country collaborate every four years to assess changes in our climate. Related: Over 1 Million Californians Lost Power Last Week Due to Global Warming They examine impacts on the environment, economy, infrastructure, agriculture, human health, and many other areas of interest to the public. “Annual average temperature over the contiguous […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 27, 2019 0 Comments
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