Old sleet footage misrepresented as Thailand's 'first snow'
After Thailand experienced a cool January in 2025, an old video of a car driving through a layer of sleet spread online ...
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Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic
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 ...
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What conditions are needed for it to snow?
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 ...
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The science of snow: How do flakes form, and why are they all unique?
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 ...
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Global warming poses threat to Hokkaido’s powder snow
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 ...
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Why are some Boise-area residents seeing more snow than others? Here’s one surprising factor
“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 ...
What are snow grains as Met office warns UK temperatures to plunge to -2C
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued fresh yellow alerts that cover the North East, North West and East of ...