Snowfall
noun
The process of snow falling from the sky.
The city experienced heavy snowfall last night
Often appears as...
- heavy snowfall
- light snowfall
noun
The amount of snow that falls in a place or during a period.
The average annual snowfall in this region is 20 inches
Often appears as...
- annual snowfall
- average snowfall
noun
The process of snow falling from the sky.
The city experienced heavy snowfall last night
Often appears as...
- heavy snowfall
- light snowfall
noun
The amount of snow that falls in a place or during a period.
The average annual snowfall in this region is 20 inches
Often appears as...
- annual snowfall
- average snowfall
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Context
Snowfall refers to snow during weather events, often mentioned in forecasts.
The forecast predicts light snowfall throughout the evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Occurrence
Snowfall occurs in cold seasons, especially winter, and is less common in other seasons.
We expect the first snowfall of the year as winter approaches.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Use adjectives like 'heavy,' 'light,' or 'steady' to describe the intensity or type of snowfall.
The heavy snowfall caused school closures.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Context
Snowfall refers to snow during weather events, often mentioned in forecasts.
The forecast predicts light snowfall throughout the evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Occurrence
Snowfall occurs in cold seasons, especially winter, and is less common in other seasons.
We expect the first snowfall of the year as winter approaches.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Use adjectives like 'heavy,' 'light,' or 'steady' to describe the intensity or type of snowfall.
The heavy snowfall caused school closures.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Context
Snowfall refers to snow during weather events, often mentioned in forecasts.
The forecast predicts light snowfall throughout the evening.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Occurrence
Snowfall occurs in cold seasons, especially winter, and is less common in other seasons.
We expect the first snowfall of the year as winter approaches.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Use adjectives like 'heavy,' 'light,' or 'steady' to describe the intensity or type of snowfall.
The heavy snowfall caused school closures.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
And although I couldn't even feel my finger to push the trigger, I knew I wasn't getting out. So I just did whatever I could. I shook it off, whatever. But that was the point that I felt this wind gush through the valley and hit me, and what started as this light snowfall quickly became a full-on blizzard,
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Animal Life in the...
like even here here in california we're also very connected to the natural environments around us we depend on you know how much snowfall we get in the mountains every year to fill up our reservoirs there's so much about um how we live our lives no matter where you are in the world that really relies
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Can wildlife adapt to...
climate change has led to significantly less snowfall, but you'd still struggle to spot a tawny owl because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed
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What's hidden under the...
to see the month and the year go forward. You can see that some areas of the ice sheet melt or lose ice in the summer. Other areas experience snowfall or gain ice back in the winter. This seasonal cycle, though, is eclipsed by an overall rate of mass loss
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How to grow a glacier -...
so they can reproduce. Under their protective coverings, these glacierets transform into fully active glaciers that grow each year with additional snowfall. Those then serve as lasting reserves of water that farmers can use to irrigate their crops.
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Why is Mount Everest so...
Over time, however, gravity and water wear them down. Eventually, erosion overtakes uplift, wearing down peaks faster than they're pushed up. A third factor shapes climate. In subzero temperatures, some snowfall doesn't completely melt away,
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Avalanches 101 PIPE...
formed we Claus any new snow falls on an unstable foundation and waits for right trigger avalanches are caused by sudden changes a heavy snowfall strong winds or a rapid change in temperature
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
to turn back but I also did not ask him please join me so it was very important that we accepted each other's decision the weather did not improve we had still snowfall the next day but
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The ancient, earth-friend...
they are completely at the mercy of nature. Heavy snowfall, a sudden flood or a raging storm can devastate a nomadic family. Today, it's a stranger who needs help,
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A short musical...
the sky is falling the thought that we were finished was a snowfall forgot the heart of a life spared on my people difficult against me that preparing lose
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
And although I couldn't even feel my finger to push the trigger, I knew I wasn't getting out. So I just did whatever I could. I shook it off, whatever. But that was the point that I felt this wind gush through the valley and hit me, and what started as this light snowfall quickly became a full-on blizzard,
Video examples
Animal Life in the...
like even here here in california we're also very connected to the natural environments around us we depend on you know how much snowfall we get in the mountains every year to fill up our reservoirs there's so much about um how we live our lives no matter where you are in the world that really relies
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
climate change has led to significantly less snowfall, but you'd still struggle to spot a tawny owl because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
to see the month and the year go forward. You can see that some areas of the ice sheet melt or lose ice in the summer. Other areas experience snowfall or gain ice back in the winter. This seasonal cycle, though, is eclipsed by an overall rate of mass loss
Video examples
How to grow a glacier -...
so they can reproduce. Under their protective coverings, these glacierets transform into fully active glaciers that grow each year with additional snowfall. Those then serve as lasting reserves of water that farmers can use to irrigate their crops.
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
Over time, however, gravity and water wear them down. Eventually, erosion overtakes uplift, wearing down peaks faster than they're pushed up. A third factor shapes climate. In subzero temperatures, some snowfall doesn't completely melt away,
Video examples
Avalanches 101 PIPE...
formed we Claus any new snow falls on an unstable foundation and waits for right trigger avalanches are caused by sudden changes a heavy snowfall strong winds or a rapid change in temperature
Video examples
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
to turn back but I also did not ask him please join me so it was very important that we accepted each other's decision the weather did not improve we had still snowfall the next day but
Video examples
The ancient, earth-friend...
they are completely at the mercy of nature. Heavy snowfall, a sudden flood or a raging storm can devastate a nomadic family. Today, it's a stranger who needs help,
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A short musical...
the sky is falling the thought that we were finished was a snowfall forgot the heart of a life spared on my people difficult against me that preparing lose
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Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards.
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Sharon Draper
American Writer
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
How many stories do you know about people cooped up in places because of deep snowfall? How many stories where something good happens to those people?
Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards.
Quote examples
Sharon Draper
American Writer
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.
Quote examples
Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
How many stories do you know about people cooped up in places because of deep snowfall? How many stories where something good happens to those people?
Example 1 of 3
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