As springtime arrives in the Andes, winter snow melts to provide an important water source for local communities.
Published Oct 20, 2020
As the end of Southern Hemisphere winter approached, snow painted the Andes Mountains.
Published Sep 20, 2015
Every austral winter in the central Andes, fresh snowfall covers and fills the gaps between mountaintops that have more permanent snow and ice.
Published Aug 11, 2018
The lack of snow cover in December left Japan’s iconic mountain looking a little different than usual.
Published Jan 12, 2021Image of the Day Heat Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
Snow-covered ski runs at Copper Mountain and Breckenridge stand out from darker forests of the Tenmile Mountain Range in this astronaut image from October 24, 2008.
Published Dec 29, 2008
Acquired July 22, 2011, and July 8, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions around Lonquimay, Chile, which was buried in several feet heavy snow.
Published Jul 26, 2011
The California mountain range alternated between extreme precipitation and none at all this winter.
Published May 6, 2022Image of the Day Heat Land Drought Fires Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
Historic rain around the Atacama Desert led to devastating floods and mud flows.
Published Apr 11, 2015
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
Published Nov 4, 2014
These images from July 7, 2011, provide an unusual sight: snow covering one of the world’s driest deserts.
Published Jul 13, 2011
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