Images related to Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic

Arctic Thaw
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Arctic Thaw

The climate of Earth is changing; fewer days of snow cover is yet another indicator.

Published Jan 3, 2014

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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

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The Virtues of Pure Snow
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The Virtues of Pure Snow

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

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Snow Deficit
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Snow Deficit

What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.

Published Mar 30, 2012

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Thin Snow Cover in the Sierra Nevada
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Thin Snow Cover in the Sierra Nevada

The winter of 2019-2020 was much drier than usual in California, as evidenced by the dearth of snow in the mountains.

Published Mar 13, 2020

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Snow Cover, December 2008 and February 2009
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Snow Cover, December 2008 and February 2009

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

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Seasonal Effects of Arctic Snow and Ice
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Seasonal Effects of Arctic Snow and Ice

Snow and ice play an important role in keeping our planet cool, though not in the way you might think.

Published May 19, 2011

Image of the Day Heat Snow and Ice

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