Professional Adventure Guide Chason Russell Dies in Crystal River, CO Kayaking Accident Professional adventure guide and volunteer for Mountain Rescue Aspen Chason Russell, 41, went missing after attempting a perilous section of Colorado’s Crystal River on Thursday. His body was found on Saturday in an area known as the Meatgrinder, where he was last seen by his two accompanying friends that day, the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office said. Russell drowned and his […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2021 0 Comments
NASA: Did You Know That Our Rivers Are Changing Color? This post first appeared on the NASA Earth Observatory website Much like the sky, rivers are rarely painted one color. Across the world, they appear in shades of yellow, green, blue, and brown. Subtle changes in the environment can alter the color of rivers, though, shifting them away from their typical hues. New research shows the dominant color has changed […] Brains SnowBrains | February 26, 2021 0 Comments
Utah’s Great Salt Lake Under Major Threat NASA recently released two satellite images, taken five years apart, of the Great Salt lake in Utah. Major signs of decreased water levels are evident. It’s no surprise that water levels are down in large part because of the significant droughts that the American West has seen these past five years, but droughts are a part of the climate and not uncommon. […] Dylan Cautela | November 8, 2016 0 Comments
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