News tagged with snowfall
Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever
Satellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate, reports a new study in Science.
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Drought in SW Australia linked to snowfall in Antarctica
A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2010 |
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Study: Arctic sea ice decline may be driving snowy winters seen in recent years
A new study led by the Georgia Institute of Technology provides further evidence of a relationship between melting ice in the Arctic regions and widespread cold outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere. The study's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
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What's to blame for wild weather? 'La Nada'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Record snowfall, killer tornadoes, devastating floods: There’s no doubt about it. Since Dec. 2010, the weather in the USA has been positively wild. But why?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2011 |
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New mystery on Mars' forgotten plains
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the supposedly best understood and least interesting landscapes on Mars is hiding something that could rewrite the planet's history. Or not. In fact, about all that is certain is that ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Arctic snow harbors deadly assassin
Heavy and prolonged snowfall can bring about unexpected conditions that encourage fungal growth, leading to the death of plants in the Arctic, according to experts.
Jun 19, 2011 |
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More rain, less snow leads to faster Arctic ice melt
Rising air temperatures in the Arctic region have led to an increase in rainfall and a decrease in snowfall, making the sea ice more susceptible to melting, a new study has revealed.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon?
In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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What happened to all the snow?
Winter seems to be on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce so far in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff by the same time last year.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Swiss warn massive ice chunk may break off glacier
A massive part of a glacier the size of 12 football fields in the Swiss Alps could break off, local authorities warned, after the discovery of an enormous crevasse in the glacier.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Swiss ski resorts still waiting for snow
If the strong Swiss franc fails to keep holidaymakers away from Switzerland's luxury resorts, then the current lack of snow certainly will.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Risk of major flooding in spring is low for the first time in four years
For the first time in four years, no area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring flooding, largely due to the limited winter snowfall, according to NOAA’s annual Spring Outlook, which ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Heavy May snowfall takes Iceland by surprise
Iceland saw its first May snowfall for almost a decade over the weekend, with more than 16 centimetres falling on the capital Reykjavik, meteorologists said Sunday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 02, 2011 |
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Chasing thundersnow could lead to more accurate forecasts
(PhysOrg.com) -- The job of one University of Missouri researcher could chill to the bone, but his research could make weather predicting more accurate. Patrick Market, associate professor of atmospheric science in the College ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Huge storm heads across the US
The roads are a skating rink where I live! This visible image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite on January 31, 2011 and it shows the low pressure area bringing snowfall to the Midwest US. Heavy snow is ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 01, 2011 |
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