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Cloud Streets Stream Over the Great Lakes
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Cloud Streets Stream Over the Great Lakes

A blast of cold air from Canada is fueling lake effect snow in several states.

Published Dec 10, 2019

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A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan
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A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan

Warmth and moisture from the Great Lakes fueled lake-effect snow, as frigid air from the Arctic flowed south.

Published Jan 2, 2018

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Spring in Lake Tahoe
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Spring in Lake Tahoe

This pair of true color images shows spring settling in over Lake Tahoe and the surrounding region in May and June 2010.

Published Oct 21, 2010

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Changing Face of Lake Erie
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Changing Face of Lake Erie

Lake Erie’s shallowness not only makes it more prone to fluctuating water levels, but also enables this lake to freeze and thaw more readily than its neighbors.

Published Mar 16, 2007

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A Burst of Lake Effect Snow
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A Burst of Lake Effect Snow

Though snow droughts kept the ground bare in much of the Northeast, a late-February storm pummeled upstate New York.

Published Mar 2, 2020

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Snow Blankets Great Lakes Region
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Snow Blankets Great Lakes Region

A cold air mass brought more snow across the Upper Midwest.

Published Dec 15, 2016

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Snow Storm across the U.S. Midwest
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Snow Storm across the U.S. Midwest

A swath of white defines the path of powerful snow storm in this image from December 7, 2010.

Published Dec 9, 2010

Atmosphere Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice

New York Walloped by Lake Effect Snow
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New York Walloped by Lake Effect Snow

Some towns east of Lake Erie received several feet of snow as cold air passing over the lake sopped up moisture and then dropped it over land.

Published Nov 20, 2014

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Lake Effect Snow in the United States
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Lake Effect Snow in the United States

On December 9, 2006, the southeastern shores of the Great Lakes were lined with streamers of lake-effect snow.

Published Dec 12, 2006

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Frozen Karakul Lake
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Frozen Karakul Lake

The so-called “black lake” in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains is often topped with a layer of white.

Published Dec 16, 2019

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East Coast Snow and Lake Erie Color
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East Coast Snow and Lake Erie Color

The white landscape contrasts with the dark and colorful water, which at the time had very little ice cover.

Published Jan 21, 2020

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Snow in Central Russia
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Snow in Central Russia

A blanket of white spread across the Sayan Mountains.

Published Nov 6, 2014

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Lake Neusiedl and Lake Ferto
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Lake Neusiedl and Lake Ferto

Straddling Austria and Hungary, the lake is also known as the “Sea of the Viennese.”

Published Apr 10, 2017

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The Virtues of Pure Snow
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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.

Published Sep 1, 2013

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Whiting of Lake Erie
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Whiting of Lake Erie

Published May 10, 2002

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