While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 2014
Nearly 500,000 people lost power and gas when a powerful blizzard struck Iran in February.
Published Feb 11, 2014
This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011.
Published Feb 25, 2011
An Arctic freeze brought cold weather and snow to Turkey in late January 2006.
Published Jan 31, 2006
This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Published Mar 6, 2009
Afghanistan was one of many countries in southern and central Asia suffering through extreme cold and snow in January 2008. Most of the country was covered with snow when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image on January 20.
Published Jan 23, 2008
Acquired January 8, 2010, this true-color image shows snow surrounding the Aral Sea. A broad band of snow that crosses over the sea thins toward the southeast.
Published Jan 11, 2010
What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.
Published Mar 30, 2012
