Snowfall

The Utah ski town of Alta, in the Wasatch Mountains' Little Cottonwood Canyon, is one of the snowiest places in the Intermountain West. Credit: Brian Maffly, University of Utah Major snowstorms in Utah's Wasatch Mountains are both a blessing and a curse. They deliver much-needed moisture that supplies water to the state's biggest metropolitan area and fluffy light snow to support the world's finest powder skiing.…

Last Updated: February 01, 2024, 15:01 ISTJ&K: Dedicated Train Service Despite Heavy Snow on Baramulla-Banihal Route. (Photo: India.com)J&K valleys, including Basantgarh & Gulmarg, transform into winter wonderlands with snowfall. Train services continue amid heavy snow; highways face closures.The Basantgarh Valley in Udhampur, Mahore in Reasi district, and Gulmarg transformed into breathtaking snowy landscapes as the season’s first snowfall painted them white.Srinagar, the heart of Jammu and Kashmir, also got…

January 1, 20244min readCloud-diving expeditions reveal the hidden physics of brewing snowstormsBy Susan Cosier The aircraft's windshield was a sheet of pure gray, with visibility nearly zero as the NASA P-3 rattled through a snowstorm at 15,000 feet. Probes affixed to the wings measured ice particle sizes in the clouds, infrared thermometers recorded temperatures, and cameras snapped thousands of pictures of ice crystals. As the data rolled in, more than a dozen scientists in the cabin logged the information. Eight…

I’ve tested out dozens of weather apps over the years, and there’s one consistent frustration I’ve had with all of them, including Apple’s stock weather app: snow. I live in an area that consistently experiences heavy winter snowfall, and yet most weather apps offer snow prediction primarily in terms of the percentage chance of snow. You can often find more information if you dig more deeply into the app, but not in the iPhone widget or even on the first page of the app. Those of us living with real winters know that’s…

El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters say it could impact winter weather on the Prairies.The climate pattern happens when the temperature of Pacific Ocean waters along the equator off the coast of Peru rises above normal.The air above that water then warms and moves northward.In Western Canada, this intrusion of warmer air can change the overall pattern of the polar jet stream — a narrow band of fast-moving air that separates colder weather to the north from milder weather to the…

Satellite view around Anchorage, Alaska, captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite on October 26, 2023.Satellite view around Anchorage, Alaska, captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite on November 19, 2023.The Alaskan city of Anchorage received record snowfall in November 2023.Winter weather arrived in force in Southcentral Alaska in 2023. Anchorage logged its snowiest November since recordkeeping began in 1953—and it reached that mark just over halfway through the month. In addition, a nearby mountain pass came close to the national…

Changes in mean annual maximum snowfall (top row) and average over 100 years (bottom row) at +4°C global warming across various French Alps massif elevations. Credit: Le Roux et al. 2023. Global warming is often cited as having a negative impact on snow and ice melt in cold regions, yet new research published in The Cryosphere has suggested that extreme snowfall events may be a feature of some locations at higher latitudes and…

Penn State researchers report that reduced sea ice around West Antarctica leads to increased atmospheric moisture and snowfall over the ice sheets, potentially slowing but not stopping sea-level rise. Their study, supported by NASA's Cryospheric Sciences Program and published in Geophysical Research Letters, emphasizes refining climate models to account for these processes and the complex feedback loop between sea ice and atmospheric water vapor. …

A trip to the city of Leh in Ladakh is a dream of many automotive enthusiasts. The road trip to this city is filled with beautiful sceneries and breathtaking adventures. Most people, however, wish to reach this destination in SUVs, which have the capabilities to maneuver in these hilly areas. But this YouTuber has shared a video of him reaching the coveted Zoji La Pass and the city of Leh in his Volkswagen Virtus GT. The video of this breathtaking adventure has been shared by Pratham Shokeen on their channel. The…

`Snowfall` star Damson Idris will work with Brad Pitt in Apple`s untitled Formula One racing movie. Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay, reported The Hollywood Reporter, a US-based media company. Seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner will also produce the movie. Bruckheimer and Chad Oman will produce for Jerry Bruckheimer Films,…