Puffing — What is it, Where it’s Illegal, and Why It is a cold, snowy morning in Colorado, and your car is parked outside. The thought of standing in the cold and scraping the windows is not the most appealing, so you decide to turn on the car and let the engine do the hard yards for you while you have a cup of coffee inside. Seems like a great […] Brains Julia Schneemann | January 28, 2025 6 Comments
NOAA ENSO Blog: La Niña’s Delayed Effect on Sizzling Texas Summers It’s been a scorching summer in much of the US, but no state has sizzled more than Texas. Does this summer’s unusually persistent La Niña bear some of the responsibility for the extreme heat? In this blog post, we’ll try to figure that out! Related: August 2022 ENSO Update: La Niña Continues ENSO impacts on summer US climate: concurrent versus […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Alpine-X, in Conjunction With Bode Miller and Andy Wirth, Bringing Year-Round Snow to Texas Alpine-X, a developer of indoor snowsports resorts across North America who announced in December 2021 that they are teaming up with Bode Miller and Andy Wirth’s consulting group, is today announcing that they plan to bring snow year-round to Texas. “We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of snowsports, regardless of location or weather. That’s why we’re […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 1, 2022 0 Comments
Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
Conspiracy Theorists Say Texas Snow Is Fake and Sent By Bill Gates According to conspiracy theorists, the snow in Texas is fake and was sent by Bill Gates, not caused by climate change. This isn’t the first time Bill Gates has been accused of suspicious activity, as he has allegedly implanted microchips in recent Covid vaccines. A Texas woman claims she has proof the snow is fake as she attempts to burn a […] Nick Retterer | March 3, 2021 5 Comments
Massive Winter Storm and Historically Cold Temperatures Cause Absolute Mayhem Throughout Texas | 7 Million Without Power, No Clean Water It’s like “The Day After Tomorrow” transferred from fiction to real life and went to Texas. Earlier this week, the Lone Star State got hit by a massive winter storm that produced huge storm totals, record-cold temperatures, caused statewide power outages, and left millions without clean water—or even running water at all. Dallas was colder than parts of Alaska, with temperatures […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 18, 2021 0 Comments
Parts of Texas Received an Unexpected 9″ of Snow Sunday [arve url="https://youtu.be/lyAeGgf9jZc"] WeatherBrains | January 12, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Surfer Killed as He Tried to Ride Waves Created by Incoming Hurricane Laura A 25-year-old Texas surfer was killed yesterday after attempting to ride the waves created by the incoming Cat 4 Hurricane Laura, prompting the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas to close the gulf beaches. Related: 5 Experienced Surfers Killed in Rough, Foamy Seas Off Coast of Netherlands First responders rushed to the beach just after 3 pm for what was initially […] SwellBrains | August 27, 2020 28 Comments
Tropical Storm Hanna Intensifies Into First Atlantic Hurricane of 2020 Hanna, a tropical storm that has so far been harmless, has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane. Related: Brain Post: How Hurricanes Get Named The storm formed on July 22 in the dead center of the Gulf of Mexico. The storm has been tracking west ever since and is expected to make landfall between noon and 6 pm central time […] Weather Clay Malott | July 27, 2020 0 Comments
Cannabis May Decrease The Deadly Lung Inflammation Caused By The COVID-19 With the rapidly growing pandemic of COVID-19, it has been an urgent challenge to create new treatments and prevention strategies that can help curtail the disease spread and reduce mortality. Researchers have started looking for solutions in multiple places, and one of them is the cannabis plant. Researchers from the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute are […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 10, 2020 1 Comment
First US Paragliding Flight Over 500km Has Just Taken Place in Texas A new national paragliding record (507km) has been set by Sebastien Kayrouz in Texas this week, and also marks the first 500km paraglider flight ever in the USA. After launching by foot from 2,000 foot Caprock Mountain, Kayrouz was able to ride with the wind an astonishing 315 miles northward. He was in the air for over 10 hours, linking […] Elliot Levey | June 15, 2020 2 Comments
Texas Attorney General Calls Colorado Ski County’s Call for Non-Residents to Leave ‘Unconstitutional’ The Texas attorney general’s office is calling a Colorado county’s call for all non-residents to leave, including those who own ski homes in the Crested Butte area, unconstitutional. An amendment made last week to a public health order for Gunnison County, CO, home to Crested Butte ski area, prohibits all visitors, including non-resident homeowners from remaining in the county. “While the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 14, 2020 0 Comments
Houston, TX Set a SNOWFALL Record Last Week Beating the Previous Record of 0.00″ Set Last Year Temperatures hit highs well over 90ºF in Houston, TX last week, but that didn’t stop the city setting an unlikely record: Houston set a record for snowfall on Friday. Related: Beartooth Pass, MT Finally OPENS After Being CLOSED Past 5-Days For Snow! While it’s not too unusual to hear reports of snow at the highest elevations of western North America […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments
Accumulating Snowfall Is Possible In The Texas Panhandle This Weekend The National Weather Service is calling for hard freezes and possible accumulating snowfall in Texas this weekend. The best chance for accumulating snowfall is in the Panhandle on Sunday night. On average, the area doesn’t see its first snowfall until November. “Its too early to say with much confidence, but chances are on the uptick for the first accumulating snowfall potential […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Smoke from Intense Wildfires in California Affecting Air Quality in Colorado The intense fires in California and Oregon are having a huge effect on visibility and air quality across large parts of the country as thick blankets of wildfire smoke are being blown west to east. Thanks to a stubborn ridge of high pressure that has brought soaring, fire-stoking temperatures to a large portion of the West, there are very few clouds […] Fire Firebrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Issued For Texas | Freezing Rain & Accumulating Snowfall Is In The Forecast The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories for Texas. They are in effect from 9:00pm this evening through 6:00pm Tuesday. Freezing rain, ice accumulations, and snowfall are expected to make for dangerous travel conditions. Up To 4″ of Snow Tonight – Tuesday In Texas. Snow is forecasted to fall at all elevations, but the heaviest accumulations […] Weather Chris Wallner | January 15, 2018 0 Comments
Snow Is Headed For Texas | 3-5+” of Snow Wednesday Morning – Thursday Morning The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Texas. It is in effect from 6:00am Wednesday Morning – 6:00am Thursday Morning. A wintry mix of precipitation is expected to impact the area as a strong cold front persists. 3-5+” of Snow Wednesday Morning – Thursday Morning In Texas. NOAA Has Issued A Winter Storm Watch For: Texas A mix of […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 5, 2017 1 Comment
Winter Storm To Hit Colorado, New Mexico, & Northwestern Texas | 14-18″ of Snow For Colorado Through Today A winter storm is expected to hit Colorado, New Mexico, & Northern Texas. Heavy snow, high winds, and low visibility is expected to impact the areas. 14-18″ of snow for Colorado through today. NOAA Has Issued Winter Storm Warnings For: New Mexico NOAA Has Issued Winter Weather Advisories For: New Mexico Texas Colorado High amounts of precipitation are expected to […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 13, 2017 0 Comments
NLand Surf Park: First in America, Opens This Friday [iframe id=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/185503901″] Land-locked Austin, Texas, is set to unveil North America’s first outdoor surf park, NLand Surf Park, this Friday. The founder and CEO, Doug Coors (yes, the beer heir), both a surfer and an engineer, has spent the last 20 years bringing his dream to fruition. NLand Surf Park partnered with Wavegarden, the company largely regarded as the leader in wave […] Surf Robin Azer | October 5, 2016 0 Comments
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