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
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