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‘Year-Round’ Swiss Ski Resort Zermatt Closes Due to Extremely Warm Temperatures and Rapid Snowmelt

High in the Swiss Alps, Zermatt usually stays open all year, never halting its lifts for a day because of the perpetually snow-covered glacier it’s built on. But with severe heatwaves impacting all of Europe, this is no ordinary summer and the world-class ski area has closed its skiing operations for the time being. The resort, which is the highest […]

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SnowBrains | July 27, 2022
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Heatwaves and Fires Scorch Europe, Africa, and Asia

This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map above shows the surface air temperatures across most of the Eastern Hemisphere on July 13, 2022. It was produced by […]

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Firebrains | July 19, 2022
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Forest Fires and Extreme Heat Are Wreaking Havoc in Europe

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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 […]

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Brent Thomas | July 19, 2022
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Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers

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Pontedilegno-Tonale Ski Resort has quite the problem on its hands: their Presena Glacier which allows the ski resort to have superb winter skiing and great summer skiing is melting at an alarming rate. According to saveoursnow.com, the Presena Glacier has lost 1/3 of its volume just between the years 1993 and 2011. The glacier’s rapid decline led to an unlikely […]

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Artur | July 12, 2021
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Death Valley, CA Records Earth’s Hottest Temperature in 3 Years: Just 1º Less Than Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded

The official weather observing station in Death Valley, California — called Furnace Creek for good reason — reached a scorching 128 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, CBS News reports.  Related: Man Fell to His Death Canyoneering in Death Valley National Park, CA That marks the hottest temperature recorded anywhere on the planet since 2017 and is only one degree behind what […]

SnowBrains | July 15, 2020
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Summer 2020 Weather Outlook

Warm weather has arrived in the United States, but for some parts of the country, it feels like spring was skipped altogether.  It feels like summer here in Salt Lake City, Utah, and other parts of the Southwest — like Arizona — have already recorded triple-digit temperatures this spring.  Thankfully, the 2020 edition of AccuWeather’s annual summer forecast was just […]

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WeatherBrains | May 1, 2020
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NOAA: Record High November Temperatures in California

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There are record high temperatures in parts of California right now.  According to NOAA, high temperatures across central California are twelve to fourteen degrees above normal for this time of year. The following information is provided by NOAA as of Tuesday, November 12th. “Record high temperatures have been set at Redding, Red Bluff and Stockton this afternoon.” – NOAA 11/12/19 Redding […]

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WeatherBrains | November 13, 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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