Five Quick Links for Thursday Noonish

The Evolution from Snurfing to Snowboarding. Sherman Poppen invented snurfing in the 60s and Jake Burton's addition of bindings a decade later changed the game. The old snurfing/snowboarding footage in this is incredible. [outsideonline.com]

A warning from members of Biden's transition Covid-19 advisory board that despite recent progress and coming vaccines, "the virus is not done with us" and we need to double-down on precautions to beat the variants. [nytimes.com]

A look at what caused the dangerous power shortages in Texas. "The state's massive blackouts are the result of a failure to insure against extreme weather." [nytimes.com]

Twitter thread of tips from a Northerner for staying warm in a house with no heat [twitter.com]

73.2% of the lower 48 states is currently covered in snow, an 18-year high. [bloombergquint.com]

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