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ICE Officers To Attend Winter Olympics, Prompting Fury From Milan Mayor

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will have a security role at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, according to several foreign sources. It’s a move that has ignited political debate and public criticism in Italy just weeks before the Games begin. The involvement of ICE, specifically its investigative arm Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), was confirmed by the agency itself in […]
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The West Waits for Snow as the East Braces for a Potentially Historic Storm

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As forecasters anxiously watch models for better agreement, one thing is clear: a major winter storm—named Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel—is forecast to impact a vast portion of the United States this weekend, bringing a dangerous combination of heavy snow, ice, and extreme cold to much of the country. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Superstorm Will Bring Snow, Ice & […]
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The World’s Largest Iceberg is Falling Apart

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For decades, A23a has loomed as one of the most famous icebergs on Earth. Weighing nearly a trillion metric tons and once stretching over 1,418 square miles (3,600 square kilometers)—larger than Rhode Island or about three times the size of Los Angeles—the so-called “megaberg” has been drifting through the Southern Ocean since it calved from Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in […]
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[Photo Tour] Look But Don’t Touch at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Yesterday

Report from December 17, 2024 Look But Don’t Touch Yesterday at palisadestahoe, CA! “If you go off-piste, you’re taking your life in your hands,” Ski Patroller David told us yesterday… And he was right, the off-piste was treacherous after the previous day brought rain to the top and a freeze overnight. The whole mountain was a crusty popsicle. Then, only […]
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The Secret World Beneath Antarctica’s Ice

Antarctica may be the world’s most mysterious continent, a frozen world free from permanent human development or habitation. The unforgiving environment holds the world’s record low temperature of −128.6 °F(−89.2 °C) set in 1983 and is consistently the coldest, driest, and windiest area on Earth. Despite the unique attributes of the surface, scientists have increasingly been drawn to the land hiding […]
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Pencil Couloir, CO Report: Gripped in Icy Wet Slide Debris and Bulletproof Snow

Report from April 9, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Today was unmistakeably a type-two fun kind of day. After bailing on our last attempt on Mt. Axtell’s Pencil, my roommate Josh and I finally checked the Crested Butte classic off our list. Despite cold daytime temperatures, we still opted to leave fairly early to avoid any possibility of […]
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Stunning Image Shows How Much Antarctica Ice Melted After Hottest Days on Record

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NASA shared this stunning satellite comparison image over the weekend, showing an Antarctica ice-cap before and after its hottest recorded temperature. The images are separated by just 11-days! Related: Antarctica Almost Hits 70ºF and Sets Yet Another HOTTEST Temperature EVER Recorded On February 6, 2020, weather stations recorded the hottest temperature on record for Antarctica. Thermometers at the Esperanza Base […]
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