Snow storms in the northern Rockies are depositing metal contaminants from mines in the Pacific Northwest, according to new ...

Two winters with limited snow cover has led to two springs with a high wildfire risk across North Dakota and northwest ...

The striking image from the International Space Station captures the rain shadow effect, where a part of a mountain range is protected from prevailing winds.

Blooms pop up in the spring and summer, but the algae can come back year after year. Recent research has suggested that darkening of the snow by these algae or other microbes might make it melt ...

Ritka said if the area gets 2 inches or less when the storm moves out on Wednesday, April 2, the snow will likely melt ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of ...

March and April are typically the windiest months of the year across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. The southern ...

Flooding is possible due to already high water levels and melting snow. Winter won’t let go of Central Wisconsin as inches of snow are forecast days after an ice storm covered the area.

Snow remains near the peak of the 1,613-meter-high mountain. The swamp, about 50 meters in diameter, is said to look like a huge “dragon eye” when seen from above.

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shaun Eaves receives funding from the Antarctic Science Platform and previously from the Marsden Fund.

Melting snow will the theme of the afternoon forecast. Expect highs near 40 in Sioux Falls this afternoon. Futurecast shows the departing snow this morning across south. Daytime highs will be ...