Snow
and Ice Maps and Animations
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Here
you'll find current daily and monthly animations and maps of
snow and ice cover in North America, Alaska, Europe and Asia,
and the Northern Hemisphere.
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Snowfall:
Average Total Inches in Hundreds of U.S. Cities
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This
chart shows the average snowfall each month for hundreds of U.S.
towns and cities. Consider selecting and comparing monthly snowfall
in towns or cities around the country with Journey North tulip
gardens.
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Here
you'll find an interactive
map from the Rutgers University Global Snow Lab.
Students
can select dates to explore
how snow cover changes with the seasons across the Northern Hemisphere.
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Questions
and Answers about Snow |
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Is
it ever too cold to snow? How big do snowflakes get? Explore
answers to these and other "cool" questions.
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Does
snow freeze or damage underground bulbs, or does it protect
them?
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Find
out what some Journey North students discovered, and then try to
answer the question yourself!
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Is
the cryosphere (regions covered by snow and ice) sending signals
about climate change? |
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Older
students can explore what we can learn about "global warming" from
changes in snow and ice cover.
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