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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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Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)
Winter Weather Words Quiz
rain. Child in the rain, wearing a rain coat, under a yellow umbrella. April Showers weather climate rain storm water drops
April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs
Lightning over a farm field. Weather electricity thunderstorm light energy tree
Facts You Should Know: Weather Quiz
Umbrella colored like a rainbow sticking out above a sea of black umbrellas while it rains. (storm, weather)
Weather Words Vocabulary Quiz
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms