Narrow band of snow along the Arkansas River

A weak winter storm system dropped thin bands of snow across areas of Oklahoma and Kansas on January 12, 2013. Three days later, the Earth-Observing 1 satellite acquired this view of the snow.

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Spring Snow in the Northeastern United States

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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.

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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.

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Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic

High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.

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Snow in Iran

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Gulf Coast Snow

A swath of snow stretches from Mississippi, across Alabama, and into Georgia in this photo-like satellite image from February 13, 2010.

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Unusually Low Snow Cover in the U.S.

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Snow Storm Buries the U.S. East Coast

The Mid-Atlantic states were completely white on Sunday, December 20, 2009, in the wake of a record-breaking snow storm.

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Spring Snow in the U.S. Midwest

A narrow band of snow stretched from midwestern states to the Mid-Atlantic.

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