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Winter storm
A winter storm is a type of
precipitation in which the
dominant varieties of
precipitation are forms that
only occur at cold
temperatures, such as snow
or sleet, or a rainstorm
where ground temperatures
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Avalanche
An avalanche is a slide of a
large snow (or rock) mass
down a mountainside, caused
when a buildup of snow is
released down a slope, and
is one of the major dangers
faced in the mountains in
winter. ... > full story
Snow
Snow is precipitation in the
form of crystalline water
ice, consisting of a
multitude of snowflakes.
Snow is commonly formed when
water vapor undergoes
deposition high in the
atmosphere at a temperature
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Ice shelf
An ice shelf is a thick,
floating platform of ice
that forms where a glacier
or ice sheet flows down to a
coastline and onto the ocean
surface, typically in
Antarctica or Greenland. The
boundary between floating
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North American blizzard of 1978
The Blizzard of 1978 (more commonly known in New England as "Blizzard of '78") was a severe Nor'easter that affected the New England area of the United States. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and ... > more -
Sequence stratigraphy
Sequence stratigraphy is a relatively new branch of geology that attempts to link prehistoric sea-level changes to sedimentary deposits. The 'sequence' part of the name refers to cyclic sedimentary ... > more -
1993 North American storm complex
The 1993 North American storm complex, also known as the (Great) Blizzard of 1993, or the Storm of the Century, was a large cyclonic storm that occurred on March to March 15, 1993, on the East Coast ... > more -
Lake effect snow
Lake effect snow, which can be a type of snowsquall, is produced in the winter when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on ... > more -
Shield volcano
A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity - lava that flows easily. Consequently, a volcanic mountain having a broad ... > more -
Greenland ice sheet
The Greenland Ice Sheet is a vast body of ice covering roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. The ice sheet is almost ... > more -
Antarctic ice sheet
The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on Earth. It covers an area of almost 14 million square km and contains 30 million cubic km of ice. Around 90 percent of the fresh water on ... > more
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