Snow blankets parts of Lebanon and Syria in this natural-color image acquired on February 20, 2012.
Published Feb 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
Fresh snow highlights Lebanon’s two mountain ranges in this true-color image from March 17, 2011.
Published Mar 25, 2011
From Syria to Egypt, desert locations dealt with a rare winter storm that stopped traffic, cut off power, and caused floods in December 2013.
Published Dec 17, 2013
The mountains and plains of Colorado were blanketed with snow on October 3, 2009, after the season’s first blizzard.
Published Nov 4, 2009
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
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
A winter storm covered most of eastern China with snow on January 6, 2006.
Published Feb 8, 2006
