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Why does snow crunch underfoot?

Witness snowflake crystals created in a laboratory environment

Are all snowflakes actually unique?

frozen precipitation

Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,

changes in global average surface temperature and sea level and Northern Hemisphere snow cover

Learn how researchers determine a possible outbreak of Avalanches

How do snowflakes form?

How do snowflakes form?

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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Causes of the Great Depression

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Snow, Ice Stretch From Dakotas To New England • Apr. 2, 2025, 2:35 AM ET (The Weather Channel)

Photos and Videos

snowflake on a wool coat

frozen precipitation

Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,

changes in global average surface temperature and sea level and Northern Hemisphere snow cover

Why does snow crunch underfoot?

Witness snowflake crystals created in a laboratory environment

Are all snowflakes actually unique?

Learn how researchers determine a possible outbreak of Avalanches

How do snowflakes form?

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Marcel Roland de Quervain

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Water and its Varying Forms

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