NASA explores a winter wonderland on Mars
Cube-shaped snow, icy landscapes, and frost are all part of the Red Planet's coldest season.
Planetary Sciences
Dec 23, 2022
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News tagged with snow cover
A warmer Arctic Ocean leads to more snowfall further south, according to new model
A new model explains that water evaporating from the Arctic Ocean due to a warming climate is transported south and can lead to increased snowfall in northern Eurasia in late autumn and early winter. This information will ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2022
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Two weeks less snow on average recorded in mountain areas since 1982
As this year's dry summer draws to a close we are all looking forward to a winter season filled with precipitation that is neither extreme nor destructive. A study by Eurac Research recently published in Scientific Reports, ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2022
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The consequences of climate change in the Alps are visible from space
Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener. Writing in the journal Science, researchers from the University of Lausanne and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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Climate change affects landscape freeze-thaw but not in the same way everywhere, study shows
As any resident of northern climates knows, a seasonal thaw is never straightforward. The freeze-thaw process can last over a period of months and historically was mitigated by predictable air temperature and snow cover depth.
Environment
Apr 13, 2022
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Critical benefits of snowpack for winter wheat are diminishing
University of Minnesota scientists are partnering with a global team to study the complex effects of climate change on winter crops.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2022
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Researchers model 'red snow' algal blooming events
Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the surface of snow. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a model to predict the occurrence of red snow events. In a recent study published ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2022
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With climate change, avalanches are migrating upslope
We now know that the effects of climate change are particularly strong in mountain areas. The substantial impacts on the cryosphere (snow, ice and permafrost) have been well described where changes in glaciers and snow cover ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2021
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Monkeys go fishing to survive harsh Japanese winters
Snow monkeys living in one of the world's coldest regions survive by 'going fishing' – scooping live animals, including brown trout, out of Japanese rivers and eating them to stay alive, a new study reveals.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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Snow cover critical for revegetation following high-severity forest fires
How much and how long a severely burned Pacific Northwest mountain landscape stays blanketed in winter snow is a key factor in the return of vegetation, research by Oregon State University and the University of Nevada, Reno ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2021
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