The 9 Most Frequent Dangers in the Mountains, and How to Avoid Them As enchanting as the mountains maybe, they are far from forgiving. Some dangers are external, like avalanches, wildlife, and massive storms, and some are internal, ones you cannot see coming, like altitude sickness, getting lost, and hypothermia. You must always stand guard while on top of the world if you’d like to make it back down. Below you can learn about the nine most […] Spencer Miller | May 5, 2025 11 Comments
Lightning Strike Kills Camper in the Teton Wilderness Teton County Search & Rescue was notified at 6:25 pm on Tuesday, August 2, that lightning had struck a group of backpackers camped at Enos Lake in the Teton Wilderness. One person, a 22-year-old male, died in the incident, while another, an adult male, sustained significant injuries. The lightning bolt reportedly hit the backpackers at camp. The men were part […] SnowBrains | August 4, 2022 0 Comments
Giant Sequoias Unharmed in California Wildfire For nearly two weeks, a fire has ravaged across the western side of California Sierra Nevada, known as the KNP Complex. Despite burning through California’s Sequoia National Park, there hasn’t been observed damage to any of the 2,000 sequoias in the park, including the largest, most well-known sequoia trees of the bunch. The fire, which was started by lightning strikes, […] Brains Breya Bergom | September 21, 2021 0 Comments
The United States Has a New Lightning Capital We have a new lightning capital of the United States! Related: NOAA: 5 Striking Facts Versus Myths About Lightning You Should Know Researchers at Vaisala found that, during the period from 2016-2020, Oklahoma experienced the most lightning flashes per square kilometer, passing Florida. The rest of the top 5 are Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas ranking 3rd, 4th, and 5th, respectively. […] WeatherBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA: 5 Striking Facts Versus Myths About Lightning You Should Know This post first appeared on the NOAA website Lightning is a random act of nature that can strike at any time of the year, most often during summer months. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life So far this year, there have been 26 people reported to have been struck by lightning; 12 of those people died.* […] Brains WeatherBrains | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Building in China Check out this video of a building getting hit by lightning! It is unclear exactly what happened, but it is clear that being outside during this incident was a bad idea. Those sparks showering the ground are most likely parts of the ground wire flaking off from the extreme heat produced. Related: ‘Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest […] Alex Camerino | August 6, 2020 0 Comments
Deadly Hail and Damaging Winds: A Look at Argentina’s Record Setting Thunderstorms Córdoba Province in Argentina is home to the most severe thunderstorms ever recorded. Most of these intense storms last for a very short period of time but can be deadly. Little was actually known about these storms until 160 atmospheric scientists started paying attention in 2018. Using Doppler on Wheels (DOW) the scientists from the US, Argentina, and Brazil studied the storm […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Teenage Soccer Player Struck by Lightning and Survives [arve url="https://youtu.be/qpC8UEPyEHU"] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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