13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (575+ words) SnowBrains Ushuaia, the Argentine city famously billed as “the end of the world” and gateway to the Southern Andes’ ski terrain, just recorded its lowest winter snowfall since systematic measurements began in 1985 — a genuine 40-year low, according to newly released…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (836+ words) I was born and raised in Chugiak, Alaska. I've been skiing for over 25 years and am a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage, with a degree in Culinary Arts/Applied Sciences. My summers are spent hiking, fishing, longboarding, camping,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) It is easy to see why Colorado pulls in the crowds it does. 4 national parks, 11 national forests and 9 national monuments, and one of the strongest state park systems (43 in total) in the West give the state a lot to work…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (551+ words) This August, cloud-seeding startup Rainmaker used recently developed radar tracking techniques to estimate that its cloud-seeding efforts produced about 19 million gallons of surplus precipitation in three hours. The results are the company’s own analysis and have not been definitively proved…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) After months of dire drought forecasts, Australia has bucked the meteorological community’s consensus on how its weather should behave. The continent is well on its way to the wettest El Niño year ever, somewhat improving the outlook heading into bushfire…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) NOAA recently released its official forecast for September in the United States. The agency reports that El Niño — a recurring climate phenomenon in which unusually warm ocean temperatures in the South Pacific drive shifts in weather patterns worldwide — is strengthening…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (312+ words) Hot on the heels of its U.S. winter forecast, the 208-year-old Farmer’s Almanac has released its forecast for Canada. According to the Almanac’s proprietary weather formula, the world’s second-largest country can expect plenty of “snow, sleet, and surprise” this winter. Overall,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) The events have nevertheless attracted international attention, with some reports raising the possibility of a much larger rockfall reaching Kandersteg. Swiss authorities say that scenario is not currently expected. According to the municipality of Kandersteg, inhabited areas are currently not…...