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Bookmark or Share- Why Snow Matters | National Snow and Ice Data CenterQuick Facts. Why it matters. We all associate snowstorms with cold weather, but snow's influence on the weather and climate continues long after the storm ends. Because snow is highly reflective, a vast amount of sunlight that hits the snow is reflected back into space instead of warming the planet.
- Quick Facts About Snow | National Snow and Ice Data CenterQuick Facts. What is snow? Snow is precipitation that forms when water vapor freezes. Snow falls as ice crystals from clouds when temperatures drop below freezing and there is enough humidity in the air. Snowflakes appear under a low temperature scanning electron microscope.
- Science of Snow | National Snow and Ice Data CenterFor instance, a fresh snowfall may be loose and powdery, but snow that has been on the ground throughout the winter may have dense, crusted layers caused by melting and refreezing. Scientists and meteorologists have classified types of snowfall, snowpack, and snow formations.
- Dusting the Virtues of Snow - NASA Earth ObservatoryFresh snow reflects 80 to 90 percent of the sunlight that falls on it. Dusty snow, however, only reflects 50 to 60 percent, absorbing the rest. These two Landsat 8 images show the mountains near Telluride, Colorado, on May 3 and June 20, 2013. (NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon, using data from Earth Explorer.)
- Is it safe to eat snow? Scientists say yes — with these caveats - NPRYou can make snow cream with freshly fallen snow; milk, cream, or condensed milk; sugar; and vanilla. You can make it even richer with whole raw eggs. Overduebook/Flickr. As it falls through...
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