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Photo of Hüfifirn, a medium-sized glacier in Central Switzerland.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Mountains Undergo Enhanced Impacts of Climate Change

by Nicholas Pepin, Carolina Adler, Sven Kotlarski and Elisa Palazzi 10 May 202210 November 2022

As climate change persists, amplified temperature increases in mountains and changes in precipitation will diminish snow and ice.

A wide view of snow-covered pines in mountains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Trees Wearing Accelerometers Help Track Snowstorms

by Rebecca Dzombak 15 April 202215 April 2022

This device allows scientists to measure how much snow is trapped in canopies and predict changes to snowpack—a critical factor in annual water availability.

An aerial image of the windswept surface of Mars. The ground is rusty red with blacker sediment curling across the image in the form of dunes. A dusting of white snow accentuates the ridges of large and small scale dunes.
Posted inNews

Mars’s Dust Cycle Controls Its Polar Vortex and Snowfall

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 April 20221 April 2022

On Earth, the water cycle is a dominant climate force. On Mars, it’s the dust.

An image of the Sonnblick Observatory with snow
Posted inNews

The Alps Are Dusted with Nanoplastics

by Stacy Kish 30 March 20228 August 2022

A new study finds the lofted pollutants came from major European cities, but further study is required to fully understand the plastics’ transport and deposition processes.

Traditional Chinese architecture
Posted inNews

La arquitectura china evolucionó con los cambios en las nevadas

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 October 202128 October 2021

El diseño de los techos en el norte de China cambió a lo largo de siglos en respuesta a eventos de nieve extremos, sugiere nueva investigación.

Traditional Chinese architecture.
Posted inNews

Chinese Architecture Evolved with Changes in Snowfall

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 5 October 20211 March 2022

Roof design in northern China changed over centuries in response to extreme snow events, new research suggests.

Margaritifera laevis shells on the bottom of a river.
Posted inNews

Freshwater Mussel Shells May Retain Record of Alpine Snowpack

by Stacy Kish 4 October 202129 March 2023

A new study explores a possible proxy for seasonal freshwater input that could elucidate changes in alpine snowpack as the planet warms.

Image of Sean de Guzman of the California Department of Water Resources conducting a snow survey in the Sierra Nevada.
Posted inFeatures

The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect

Korena Di Roma Howley, Science Writer by Korena Di Roma Howley 24 September 202123 March 2023

Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt?

A downhill skier is mid-turn, throwing up snow beneath his angled skis.
Posted inFeatures

How the Ski Industry Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Climate Activism

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 September 20211 June 2023

A cultural shift is underway to transform outdoor buffs into stalwarts for climate action. Will it come soon enough to save their sport?

Students and researchers performing measurements in a snow pit excavated to the ground in Grand Mesa, Colo.
Posted inNews

SnowSchool Spans the States

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 28 July 202114 April 2022

The nonprofit, donation-fueled program engages K–12 students by combining the fun of playing in snow with the science of the cryosphere.

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