Flooding and Drought at the Same Time? A Reality for Much of Utah The western U.S. has seen exceptional drought this summer, leading to extremely dry soil. The beginning of the monsoon season has brought heavy rainfall, which brings much-needed moisture. But with it brings flash flooding to areas that are unprepared. According to Glen Merrill, hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, Capitol Reef National Park broke a record […] Brains Joseph Puetz | August 4, 2021 1 Comment
Is California in a New Climate? A Stanford Scientist Thinks So Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last month, you know the Pacific Northwest just experienced an unprecedented heatwave. Seattle, Washington, for example, just experienced their hottest temperature ever recorded of 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28th. For Standford climatologist Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, this heatwave that extended into northern California is further evidence of changing climate for The Golden […] Fire Joseph Puetz | July 7, 2021 0 Comments
Brains Post: “Flowing Water Found on Mars” – NASA That’s right, “flowing” water has been found on Mars for the very first time. This is huge, huge news. The water isn’t flowing as in a stream or brook, it’s more of a dripping water or creeping water, but it’s water and it’s on the surface and it’s flowing, nonetheless. The Mars Rover has recently discovered every cubic foot of dirt on Mars holds about 2 pints or more of water. This is huge. […] Brains SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 0 Comments
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