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Global Seismic Background Noise Reduced Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns

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Seismic background noise has been reduced due to the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns a new study shows. There are thousands of seismic stations around the world. Those stations record the movement of plates using seismometers. As humans go about their daily life they shake the ground ever so slightly. We shake the ground when we drive, cheer at a sporting event, […]

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Alex Camerino | July 31, 2020
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While Humans Quarantine, Animals Come Out To Play

As the coronavirus continues to threaten the world at large, nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures remain in place. While this continues to present struggles for humans around the world, it has presented a unique opportunity for wild animals. With the sudden absence of humans and the associated commotion and sound, wild animals are venturing into urban landscapes. Taking advantage […]

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Emily Crofton | April 24, 2020
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Fed-Up of Being Indoors? Here’s The Expiration Date of All States’ Stay-at-Home Orders

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The majority of US states have a ‘stay at home’ order in place. Each individual state has been affected differently by the coronavirus pandemic, meaning some are prepared to lift their orders sooner than others. Some states never even issued official ‘stay at home’ orders. Related: Mandatory Mask Wearing Orders Now in Place in 7 States Below is a list of […]

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Lockdown Demonstrators Clash With Healthcare Workers as Protests Flare Across the Country

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Demonstrators in Denver, CO protesting against state-mandated stay-at-home orders were met by defiant health workers yesterday, as a series of protests flared up across the country. The protests came after a series of Tweets by President Trump declaring that various states could be liberated from stay-at-home orders. Related: Colorado Governor Extends ‘Stay at Home’ Order by Two More Weeks AT LEAST […]

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Consumers Are Smoking Record Levels of Marijuana During the Lockdown

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With nothing much to do and more time on their hands’ consumers are smoking record-levels of marijuana according to two separate studies in the United States. A survey in March of 2,500 consumers found that a third had tried cannabis at some point in their lives, a record high, and 12.8% of respondents said they’d smoked weed in March, above the […]

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Mammoth Hospital Pleas With Visitors & 2nd Home Owners to Stay Away

Mono County in California, home to Mammoth Lakes and world-class ski resort Mammoth Mountain, is getting hit hard by COVID-19 right now. This is not an area with a lot of healthcare resources. Mammoth Hospital is urging visitors and 2nd homeowners to respectfully stay away from the area to prevent stress on the area’s limited healthcare system. Mammoth Hospital wrote […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 10, 2020
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India Air Pollution Dropped So Much That The Himalaya Are Visible For the First Time in 30-Years!

For the first time in 30 years, the Himalayan Mountains are visible in India due to lower levels of air pollution as a result of a nationwide lockdown. It’s the first time millions of people living within 100 miles of the world’s largest mountain range have been able to see them in all their beauty. India, a country of nearly […]

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Denver ‘Stay at Home’ Order FAQ: Can I Still Go Skiing?

The city of Denver along with the rest of Colorado is asking residents to stay at home and physically distance themselves from others in order to stop the spread of the virus. Denver is enforcing the ‘stay at home’ order with city staff like park rangers, safety officers and public health officials who will be patrolling parks and recreation areas, businesses […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 27, 2020
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Inyo County, CA Sheriff’s Office: Do Not Take Part in High-risk Outdoor Activity

COVID-19 is putting intense strains on our medical system. The Inyo county sheriff’s department is acknowledging this by asking people in Inyo County to refrain from outdoor activities that could potentially lead to injury or a necessary rescue by search and rescue teams. They said in a Facebook post on March 21, 2020: The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 27, 2020
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VIDEO: Driver Shows Ineffective Social Distancing Protocol by Skiers in Lake Tahoe Area During Statewide ‘Lockdown’

  This video was captured near Mount Rose Summit in Lake Tahoe, Nevada March 22. Neighboring California is currently under ‘lockdown’ with social distancing measures in place. Yet, it doesn’t seem to be working everywhere. The executive order issued on Thursday, March 19 by California Gov. Gavin Newsom orders all California residents to stay home, except as needed for certain essential […]

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“Beast From the East” Brings Life Threatening Siberian Conditions to normally Snowless Britain | Country in Near Lockdown

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Since last Friday, Europe has been locked in a Siberian weather pattern, aka the ‘Beast From the East’, that has pummeled the Continent with snow, freezing rain and brutal wind chills, paralyzing cities unaccustomed to more than a thin wet film of snow and killing dozens of people, mainly older and homeless people, reports the New York Times. The weather […]

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WeatherBrains | March 2, 2018
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