Snow in Southern Africa

Unique Imagery Snow and Ice

Lesotho Sees Its Heaviest Snowfall in Two Decades

Severe snowfall has become rare, so shepherds and tourists were not well prepared for this event.

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Heavy Snow in South Africa

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Snow Deficit

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

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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.

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Olympic Snow

While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.

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Spring Snow in the Northeastern United States

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

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.

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Winter Snow Cover in the Northern Hemisphere

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Snow in Lesotho and South Africa

Unusually cold temperatures and snow marked the first week of August 2006 in South Africa.

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