Acquired May 2 and April 27, 2013, these images document a dramatic change in Colorado thanks to a late-spring snowstorm.
Published May 3, 2013
A weak winter storm system dropped thin bands of snow across areas of Oklahoma and Kansas on January 12, 2013. Three days later, the Earth-Observing 1 satellite acquired this view of the snow.
Published Jan 25, 2013
Acquired July 22, 2011, and July 8, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions around Lonquimay, Chile, which was buried in several feet heavy snow.
Published Jul 26, 2011
Acquired December 19, 2012, this natural-color image shows snow cover stretching across multiple states in the western United States.
Published Dec 21, 2012
Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West.
Published Sep 1, 2013
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
Published Nov 4, 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
While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 2014
Acquired January 10, 2010, this true-color image shows snow cover stretching from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. Snow thins toward the southwest.
Published Jan 11, 2010
The mountains and plains of Colorado were blanketed with snow on October 3, 2009, after the season’s first blizzard.
Published Nov 4, 2009
