WHITE OUT - AFRICA DAILY

New study describes how surface texture can help or hinder formation of ice crystals

May 22, 2017 (SPX)

Ice typically forms around particles like pollen or dust, but ultra-pure water can remain a liquid down to -40 degrees Celsius. Because of this, the surface tha...

Uncovering the answer to an age-old question: How do snowflakes form?

May 11, 2017 (SPX)

Now, research led by a Tufts University chemist has answered Kepler's questions by shedding new light on this process by combining an electron backscatter with ...

Avalanche in French Alps leaves three dead

May 09, 2017 (AFP)

The avalanche struck in the Albaron area, the mayor of nearby Bonneval-sur-Arc, Gabriel Blanc, told AFP. "We know from a reliable source that there were only th...

Snow in Hawai'i: What does the future hold?

May 08, 2017 (SPX)

However, systematic observations of snowfall and the snow cover dimensions on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are practically nonexistent. A group of climate modelers l...

Sierra snowpack bigger than last four years combined: NASA

Apr 20, 2017 (JPL)

The Airborne Snow Observatory is the only program that measures snow depth, snow water equivalent (the water contained in snow), and how much sunlight snow refl...

Unraveling the mystery of snowflakes, from the Alps to Antarctica

Apr 10, 2017 (SPX)

Imagine taking pictures of thousands of snowflakes from three different angles with a specialized instrument installed at an altitude of 2,500 meters. Then imag...

Melting snow contains a toxic cocktail of pollutants

Apr 10, 2017 (SPX)

With spring finally here and warmer temperatures just around the corner, snow will slowly melt away, releasing us from the clutches of winter. However, that's n...

Canada snow slide kills five SKoreans

Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)

Five climbers from South Korea fell to their deaths from a snow ledge that gave way near Vancouver, police said Sunday. Weather conditions in the area, north of...

Avalanches kill three Indian soldiers in Kashmir

Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)

Three soldiers have died after avalanches struck a high-altitude army post in Indian-administered Kashmir, an officer said Friday, after heavy snowfall in the d...

Seven students, one teacher killed in Japan avalanche

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

An avalanche Monday killed seven Japanese high school students and a teacher on a mountain-climbing outing, and injured 40 more. More than 100 troops were deplo...

VXS-1 Warlocks Assist NASA in Snow Pack Research Campaign

Mar 17, 2017 (SPX)

The Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) "Warlocks," part of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, participated in SnowEx, a NASA-sponsored campaign, Feb. ...

Winter storm paralyzes eastern Canada, six dead

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

A blizzard moving north from the United States caused car pileups and school closures, and left six dead as heavy snow and powerful winds paralyzed eastern Cana...

Austrian avalanche kills four

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Four skiers were killed Wednesday after an avalanche engulfed a tour party of eight people in western Austria, police said. "Four from the group survived and we...

Winter Storm Stella hits US Northeast, NY dodges worst

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Winter Storm Stella lashed the northeastern United States with sleet and snow Tuesday, cancelling thousands of flights, closing schools and shutting stores, but...

Two dead as avalanches strike French Alps

Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)

A Dutch snowboarder and a skier have been killed and two other people are missing after a series of avalanches in the French Alps following heavy snowfall, loca...

Three killed in Italian avalanche

Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)

Three people were killed and five injured on Thursday after an avalanche swept through an off-piste section of the northwestern Italian ski resort of Courmayeur...

As Olympics loom, China plunges into snow biz

Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)

Hao Rui only took up skiing this winter, but the 17-year-oldlooked like a veteran as he perched casually atop a slope outside Beijing before schussing downhill....

Slower snowmelt in a warming world

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

As the world warms, mountain snowpack will not only melt earlier, it will also melt more slowly, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center f...

SnowEx challenges the sensing techniques

Feb 22, 2017 (SPX)

A NASA-led team will kick off an ambitious airborne campaign to determine which combination of sensors would work best at collecting global snow-water measureme...

Avalanche kills seven in northern Pakistan

Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)

An avalanche killed at least seven labourers in northern Pakistan on Sunday, a senior official said, with up to four more trapped beneath the snow. The accident...