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Vail Mountain, CO, Ranked Most Climate-Resistant Ski Resort in the World

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Climate Change is widely considered the most significant threat facing the ski industry. This winter is already highlighting the disruptive nature of changing weather patterns. Some western resorts have pushed back opening dates, while the East Coast is experiencing a banner start to the season. Related: Arizona Snowbowl Has Defied the Season with a Blockbuster 57 Inches of Snow While the […]

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Greg Wedow | December 3, 2025
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NOAA: Second Warmest October On Record For The Entire World

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The NOAA has issued a report claiming that October 2019 was the second warmest October on record – for the entire planet. “The global land and ocean surface temperature departure from average for October 2019 was the second-highest for the month of October in the 140-year NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. The year-to-date temperature for […]

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WeatherBrains | November 19, 2019
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Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming

Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases.  A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term ‘global warming’ with ‘climate change.’ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus ‘global warming’ has […]

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Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019
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The World Is On Fire – An Overview of Current Wildfires

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2017 is turning out to be a terrible year for wildfires, with widespread fires burning or having burnt across six continents. Huge blazes are currently burning in North America, South America, Canada, Russia and across Europe. To give you a sense of what’s going on, below is maps of the wildfires, as well as some images from some of the burning […]

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Steven Agar | August 9, 2017
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Super El Nino This Summer?

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has given a 50/50 split for whether or not we will be heading into an El Nino phase this fall. For skiers the El Nino/La Nina cycle is hardwired into our conscious, a shift in either direction means wetter than average years for certain ranges. However the NOAA prediction looks a bit conservative compared […]

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