VIDEO: Tsunami Hits Greenland | 4 Killed, Dozens Injured, 11 Homes Washed Away On June 17th 2017, one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded hit Greenland, but you probably didn’t hear about it. 4 people were killed, dozens were injured and 11 homes were washed away. Tsunamis are mostly caused by large earthquakes and are more destructive than mega-tsunamis which are caused by landslides and water displacement. In Greenland, a landslide registered a 4.1 magnitude […] SnowBrains | August 4, 2017 0 Comments
Swiss Ski Guide & Family’s 17-Year Odyssey – Skiing, Climbing,Sailing: Exploring Climate Change 17-year Global Odyssey: Dario Schwoerer, a Swiss climatologist and international ski-and-mountain guide (UIAGM), has dedicated his life to studying the effects of climate change. Together with his wife, Sabine, and their five children, they have been circumnavigating the globe on a 50-foot sailboat for the past 17 years. Their mission is to inspire students and communities to protect the environment and preserve […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 4, 2017 0 Comments
Doctor/Researcher Killed in Antarctica When Snowmobile Fell Into Crevasse We are sorry to report that Dr. Gordon Hamilton, a climate scientist and professor at University of Maine, Orono, has passed away at age 50. Gordon was conducting research on the Ross Archipelago in a shear zone, an area where two large ice sheets meet. This 125 miles strip is characterized by ice up to 650 feet thick and is heavily crevassed. […] Industry News Sergei Poljak | October 24, 2016 1 Comment
May 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records For The Eighth Month In A Row According to NASA, May 2016 is the hottest May on record, making it the eighth month in a row to break the monthly temperature record. Despite one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded finally on the decline, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate. The latest figures that were released by NASA now make it even more certain that […] Weather Chris Wallner | June 24, 2016 1 Comment
“Greenland Is Melting Away” | by The New York Times We stumbled upon this great interactive piece by the New York Times yesterday and were very impressed. The multimedia article delves deep into the melting of the Greenland icecap and what scientists are discovering there while using new research techniques. The piece is visually stunning, inciteful, and impactful. “No one has ever collected a data set like this,” Asa Rennermalm, […] Brains SnowBrains | October 29, 2015 0 Comments
Chicks Who Rip | K2 MissFits in Murren, Switzerland Last year, K2 sent three of their best skiing and looking female athletes, McKenna Peterson, Pip Hunt and Amie Engerbretsen, to Murren, Switzerland to ski big, bold and burly lines. While there the ladies encountered high avalanche danger, deep pow, manky slush and wind buff but made the most of it all. This winter McKenna and Pip and several others will be taking skills […] Kyler Roush | December 11, 2013 3 Comments
New Study: Earth’s Glaciers Release 1 Lake Erie into the Ocean Every 2 Years According to the latest issue of the journal “Science,” Earth’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water every year between 2003 and 2009. To put it in layman’s terms, that’s 1 Lake Erie (240 miles long 57 miles wide, average 60 feet deep) every 2 years. “There was a large amount of uncertainty in how much these glaciers were contributing to sea-level rise […] Weather SnowBrains | May 16, 2013 4 Comments
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