Thwaites Glacier: The Worldโs Most Consequential Ice [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRUxTFWWWdY"] Alex Camerino | August 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Hottest Day Ever Recorded in Svalbard, Norway Last Month The hottest day ever recorded in the small town of Longyearbyen occurred on July 26, 2020. The high temperature for the day was 21.7ยบC (71.06ยบF). Longyearbyen is a town of about 3,000 people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The town lies just over 620 miles from the North Pole. While July is typically the hottest month of the year, [โฆ] Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
Thawing Permafrost Could Trigger New Pandemic In the middle of a global pandemic, what else could possibly go wrong? Well, another pandemic. Except this new one could be triggered by bacteria revived from thawing permafrost in the Arctic. Wait back up, is this for real? Sadly yes. During a major skillshare meeting last November in Hannover, Germany, scientists discussed the threat of microbes revived by the [โฆ] Industry News Gabrielle Gasser | July 9, 2020 0 Comments
The South Pole Warming Three Times Faster Than the Rest of the Planet For the last three decades the South Pole has been warming faster than the rest of the planet. A study published in the Journal Nature Climate by researchers in New Zealand, Britain and the United States analyzed 60 years of weather station data and used computer modeling to show what was causing accelerated warming. The South Pole has experienced a record-high statistically [โฆ] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 2, 2020 0 Comments
Gigantic Wet Slab Avalanche Releases at Montana Ski Area: โBiggest slide Iโve seen,โ Says Patrol Director A ginormous wet slab avalanche was naturally triggered at a private Montana ski area yesterday afternoon. The crown was some 6-8โฒ deep and the Yellowstone Club ski patrol director said that โit is the biggest slide he has seen on the shoulder.โ The avalanche hit a tower. RELATED: Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT Agrees $370,000 Settlement to Keep Liquor Licenses After Intentionally [โฆ] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 20, 2020 0 Comments
Winter 2019/20 is Officially Second Warmest EVER Recorded for Reno, NV Winter 2019-2020 is officially in the books as the 2nd warmest winter for Reno writes Chief Meteorologist Cassie Wilson on Facebook. In fact, a study published by Climate Central shows that winter in the US has warmed by an average of nearly 3ยฐF in the last 50 yrs. Although warmer winters may sound nice to some (especially those living in [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | March 4, 2020 0 Comments
Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases. A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term โglobal warmingโ with โclimate change.โ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus โglobal warmingโ has [โฆ] Weather Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
Report Claims Humans Are Causing Canada to Warm Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Planet Canadaโs average land temperature has increased by 3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1948, and humans are to blame, a report released this week claims. Compare this to the worldโs surface area which has warmed by approximately 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 140 years and itโs clear to see that Canada is irreversibly warming twice as quickly as the rest of the [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
The Arctic is Experiencing Record-Breaking High Temperatures | FIFTY Degrees Warmer than Average The Arctic is supposed to be cold, but right now itโs anything but temperatures at the North Pole are reaching a record high, perhaps as much as 35 degrees Fahrenheit for the month of February, which is warmer than the region usually gets during the summer months, reports popularmechanics.com. That data comes from the U.S. Global Forecast System, a computer [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
Recent NASA Study Reveales That Antarctica is Gaining Ice According to a recent research study conducted by NASA, Antarctica is currently gaining more ice than it is losing. The NASA team came to this conclusion after examining the heights of the regionโs ice sheets using satellites. In this research study, NASA used new methods to come to the conclusion that Antarctica is gaining more ice than it is losing, such as measuring small [โฆ] Weather Chris Wallner | November 4, 2015 2 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Fresh Powder and Fun Times This morning was awesome up in Whistler. The recent storm has brought in around 44cm of snow on the mountain making for some of the deepest snow of the year so far. The weekend was crowded with as it was the last weekend of the holiday season for most. On Monday the crowds seemed to dissipate a bit, however there were still some lines at the lifts as locals looked to get the goods. On Monday, I started the day by doing a couple of Jersey laps. Things were super fun in the morning as the snow was deep. This recent storm opened up a lot of terrain on the mountain [โฆ] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | January 5, 2015 0 Comments
Super El Nino This Summer? NOAAโs Climate Prediction Center has given a 50/50 split for whether or not we will be heading into an El Nino phase this fall. For skiers the El Nino/La Nina cycle is hardwired into our conscious, a shift in either direction means wetter than average years for certain ranges. However the NOAA prediction looks a bit conservative compared [โฆ] Weather SnowBrains | March 27, 2014 0 Comments