A new study suggests that spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year, and the earlier warming – due to climate change – threatens vitally important microbial communities in Alpine soils. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/alps-climate-change-driven-snowmelt-abrupt-seasonal-change…
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What’s the coldest Earth has ever been?
Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been…
How to see the full ‘Snow Moon’ and other celestial events this weekend
Here’s why February’s full moon is sometimes called the “Snow Moon” and how to watch it and other celestial events this weekend. Source: https://www.livescience.com/full-snow-moon-february-2021.html
Full Snow Moon on February 26-27, 2021
These next few nights – February 26 and 27, 2021 – watch for the full Snow Moon to light up the nighttime form dusk till dawn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-snow-moon-on-feb-26-27-2021…
Avalanche Warnings Are Issued in Northwest
Two avalanche warnings have been issued for parts of Washington and Oregon as heavier-than-usual rainfall and snowfall is expected to hit part of the West Coast through Monday. From a report: One of the warnings, a Level 4 on a scale of 5, said there was a high avalanche danger for parts of North Cascades National Park by the Canadian border,…
Man fakes murder to get road cleared of snow
A man in the Ukraine told police he had killed someone so that they’d have to plow his road to reach him. Totally fed up with the fact that his home h… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343973/man-fakes-murder-to-get-road-cleared-of-snow…
Rare snow covers Acropolis of Athens in dazzling white blanket
Unusual weather blanketed the Acropolis with snow on Tuesday (Feb. 16), turning the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site in Athens into a scene from a holiday card. Source: https://www.livescience.com/rare-snow-covers-acropolis-athens.html
Hunkering down in winter weather
Snow, ice and cold temperatures wreak havoc across much of the United States in February. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/junco-snow-winter-storm-february-2021…
Realistic ‘dead’ snowman puzzles police team
Police in the Netherlands were out on patrol recently when they spotted a person lying lifeless in the snow. Most people will have gone out into the s… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343889/realistic-dead-snowman-puzzles-police-team…
A record deadly week for US avalanches in early February
2021 has brought a deadly avalanche season. “We’re only halfway through the season and we’re 3/4 of the way to the number of fatalities we’d see in a typical year. The dangerous, record-breaking year keeps avalanche forecasters up at night,” one expert said. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/avalanches-2021-united-states-how-to-survive…