What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.
Published Mar 30, 2012
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
Fresh snow highlights Lebanon’s two mountain ranges in this true-color image from March 17, 2011.
Published Mar 25, 2011
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
High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.
Published Jan 8, 2013
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
Winter settled heavily over Southwest Asia in January 2008. Intense cold and moist air combined to bring rare or unusually heavy snow to Iraq and Iran.
Published Jan 16, 2008
The start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere brought snow to the continent’s highest peak.
Published Jun 13, 2015
Acquired May 30, 2012, this natural-color image shows snow cover across southern South America.
Published May 31, 2012
