Our bodies are continuously producing heat to keep us alive. Unfortunately, in cold temperatures, we can lose more heat than our bodies are capable of producing. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more people die in the U.S. due to extreme cold than extreme heat each year. Learning basic winter first aid skills can help keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe so you can enjoy winter together. Here we will learn how to prevent, recognize, and treat hypothermia and frostbite.

Eutectic temperature is a term that pops up frequently when talking about deicer performance. But what exactly is eutectic temperature and how does it differ from the practical, working temperature of a product? Let’s learn more about these metrics and how to accurately weigh ice melt performance.

Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news? The good news is American manufacturing steadily clawed its way upward from 2010 to early 2020. The bad news...the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out a decade of manufacturing employment growth in a matter of months (click here and scroll to Figure B to see an interactive chart of the data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics). However, there is more good news on the horizon. Manufacturing in America is beginning to steadily recover lost ground, and we can all help! Let’s learn more about the benefits of buying American made and sourced products and how to find them.

The complex interaction between large and small scale climate conditions can make staying ahead of the weather a tricky endeavor. Let's learn a little more about micro-climates, how they develop, and their affect on snow management during the winter.