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Heavy Snow in Central Chile
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Heavy Snow in Central Chile

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

Image of the Day Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Severe Snow in Iran
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Severe Snow in Iran

Published Jan 9, 2008

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Blizzard in southern Chile
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Blizzard in southern Chile

Published May 27, 2005

Severe Storms

Snowy England
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Snowy England

Snow stretches from the English Channel north under a bank of clouds near the Scottish border in this photo-like image of England, taken on February 4, 2009.

Published Feb 4, 2009

Atmosphere Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Snow Hammers Europe
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Snow Hammers Europe

Published Feb 25, 2005

Severe Storms

Rare Snow in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rare Snow in Buenos Aires, Argentina

For the first time since 1918, snow fell in Buenos Aires, Argentina, late on July 9, 2007. The snow was still there the next morning when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flew over on NASA’s Terra satellite at 10:55 a.m. local time.

Published Jul 11, 2007

Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Snow in New Mexico
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Snow in New Mexico

Acquired December 10, 2012, these images show the partial retreat of recently deposited snow cover in New Mexico and neighboring states.

Published Dec 11, 2012

Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice

A Snowy Drought
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A Snowy Drought

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

Image of the Day Snow and Ice