Acquired May 30, 2012, this natural-color image shows snow cover across southern South America.
Published May 31, 2012This 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, 2011High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.
Published Jan 8, 2013This 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, 2009What a difference one year has made in the snow cover over North America.
Published Mar 30, 2012The climate of Earth is changing; fewer days of snow cover is yet another indicator.
Published Jan 3, 2014Scientist 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