Winter settled heavily over Southwest Asia in January 2008. Intense cold and moist air combined to bring rare or unusually heavy snow to Iraq and Iran.
Published Jan 16, 2008From Syria to Egypt, desert locations dealt with a rare winter storm that stopped traffic, cut off power, and caused floods in December 2013.
Published Dec 17, 2013This 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, 2011For the first time since 1918, snow fell in Buenos Aires, Argentina, late on July 9, 2007. The snow was still there the next morning when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flew over on NASA’s Terra satellite at 10:55 a.m. local time.
Published Jul 11, 2007While Sochi itself appears to be dry, the mountain slopes are ready for the games.
Published Feb 8, 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, 2013Central Tokyo is more gray than white, suggesting less accumulation or faster melting.
Published Nov 29, 2016