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The powdery snow that skiers and snowboarders love, especially on crystal clear days, plays a big role in how much your skin will burn.
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.
The two alpine regions projected to suffer the greatest loss of snow cover in the world are in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Cold snaps can affect everyday services and infrastructure, putting lives at risk.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
Synthetic chemicals found in ski wax have been found in the snow and soil on ski slopes and could pose a toxic threat to the environment.
When you’re running late in the winter, you don’t want to have to spend time scraping frost off your windshield. Try some expert-recommended techniques instead.
These giant rivers in the sky are both destructive and essential for the Western U.S. water supply.
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
Costs quickly rise when things go wrong with roads, roofs and power lines. Many of those risks are also avoidable.
These tiny songbirds have extraordinary memories for the tens of thousands of spots where they hide food. But that doesn’t help when heavy snow blocks their access.
The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.
An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long.
A better understanding of the interactions between the boreal forest and snow will make it possible to improve hydrological models and ensure optimal management of the resource.
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.
This year’s Sierra snowpack is looking a lot like 1983’s, and that was a year of flooding and mudslide disasters. A meteorologist explains what’s ahead.
Rain falling on deep snow from a series of atmospheric rivers has heightened California’s flood risk. It’s a growing problem as the planet warms.
It’s important to be prepared for snow but UK winter weather forecasts can be unreliable. Here’s why.
Top contributors
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Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
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Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Director, Climate System Research Center and Associate Professor of Climatology, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Assistant Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Teaching Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Manager of the Joel N. Myers Weather Center, Penn State