by faster | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Science Daily DATE: March 14, 2018 SNIP: Avalanches are a natural phenomenon and occur repeatedly in mountain areas; nonetheless, rising temperatures are altering their triggering. This can lead to disasters and serious consequences in mountain areas where...
by faster | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: AAAS DATE: March 2, 2018 SNIP: CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study of long-term snow monitoring sites in the western United States found declines in snowpack at more than 90 percent of those sites – and one-third of the declines were deemed significant....
by faster | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: December 19, 2017 SNIP: A team of scientists presented surprising data on Tuesday suggesting that even as the state of Alaska has warmed up extremely rapidly in recent years, snowfall in the iconic Denali National Park has increased...
by faster | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: The New Yorker DATE: September 21, 2017 SNIP: Every spring, in alpine regions around the world, one of Earth’s tiniest migrations takes place. The migrants are single-celled green algae; they are kin to seaweed, but instead of living in the sea they live in...