Snowfall occurs periodically in the short winter season, though not as often as it once did.
Published Aug 17, 2018
While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 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
What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.
Published Mar 30, 2012
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
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
