The presence of tiny particles in the air is the key to snow crystal formation, which typically occurs around 10,000 feet up. “You have to have something in the atmosphere such as pollen or a ...

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found. The scientists said they were shocked by the sheer number of particles they found ...

When snow particles are picked up and blown about by strong winds, they are not only mechanically reshaped by crumbling and grinding. The water also changes between solid and gaseous forms ...

After Thailand experienced a cool January in 2025, an old video of a car driving through a layer of sleet spread online ...

particularly focusing on how snow particles bounce and redistribute due to wind. The findings indicated that a significant portion of snow transport on roofs is influenced by the rebound of ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued fresh yellow alerts that cover the North East, North West and East of ...

If surface temperatures are above freezing and snow reaches the ground than it melts on contact. Cold air isn’t enough. You need water vapor. Tiny particles, like dust, give the vapor something ...

“Those nuclei are added to the clouds, and snow crystals grow.” Adams clarified that Boise and Ada County are receiving natural snowfall. But Impurities like dust particles in the atmosphere ...

Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Meteorological Research Institute studied how characteristics of snow particles in Hokkaido will change if the average ...

Climatologically, it is not supposed to snow in South Florida. The laid-back tropics are a region constantly gaining energy ...