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Snow in Lebanon
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Snow in Lebanon

Fresh snow highlights Lebanon’s two mountain ranges in this true-color image from March 17, 2011.

Published Mar 25, 2011

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Snow in the Hindu Kush
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Snow in the Hindu Kush

Published Feb 23, 2005

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The Verkhoyansk Mountains
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The Verkhoyansk Mountains

Published Nov 17, 2001

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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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Snowfall in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
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Snowfall in Australia’s Snowy Mountains

The start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere brought snow to the continent’s highest peak.

Published Jun 13, 2015

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Siachen Glacier
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Siachen Glacier

At an altitude of roughly 5,400 meters (17,700 feet), the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir is a forbidding place.

Published Apr 23, 2006

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Fall Colors the Caucasus Mountains
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Fall Colors the Caucasus Mountains

Fall color highlights the rugged topography of the Caucasus Mountain Ranges and surrounding lowlands on November 9, 2008.

Published Nov 11, 2008

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An Astronaut’s View of the Himalayas
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An Astronaut’s View of the Himalayas

The peaks of these mountains are a dramatic expression of massive tectonic forces pushing continents together.

Published Dec 9, 2018

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Snow in Iran
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Snow in Iran

Published Jan 28, 2005

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Snow Blankets the Rocky Mountains
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Snow Blankets the Rocky Mountains

Acquired February 23, 2010, this true-color images shows snow cover stretching from northern Arizona to South Dakota under largely cloud-free skies.

Published Feb 24, 2010

Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Snow Hammers Europe
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Snow Hammers Europe

Published Feb 25, 2005

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Flooding in Southern Siberia
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Flooding in Southern Siberia

Springtime flooding in southern Siberia is not unusual. Melting snow fills the north-flowing rivers in the south even as upstream sections of the river are still frozen. Floods build up behind dams of ice, or simply build under the fast flow of spring runoff. Spring of 2006 was not exceptional.

Published May 8, 2006

Land Floods Snow and Ice

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