Snow

Snow fly in US and Canada can detach its legs to survive, research shows
Flies chilled to sub-zero temperatures amputate one or more of their six limbs to protect their internal organs
Chris Baraniuk
02, Jun, 2023 @5:41 PM

‘First proper day of winter’: snow and hail blanket parts of NSW and ACT as cold front settles across south-east
Widespread areas of frost and temperatures of near or below zero expected for ranges and further west with BoM forecasting ‘cooler days’
Rafqa Touma
07, May, 2023 @6:16 AM

How an Arctic snow school aims to respond to climate crisis with Inuit help
Canadian project plans to strengthen understanding of Arctic environment by drawing on Indigenous knowledge
Meral Jamal
21, Apr, 2023 @3:53 PM

Drought-ravaged California sees one of the largest snowpacks on record
Experts think snowpack will be either the first or second biggest documented in 70 years after winter of extreme storms
Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles
03, Apr, 2023 @9:35 PM

Spring has sprung in the UK but don’t be surprised by more wintry weather
April is more snowy than November, with an average 2.3 snow days
David Hambling
29, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

Country diary: The bewitching white powder snares us | Merryn Glover
Cairngorms, Highlands: The snow is thick and so softly layered that our steps sink deep, sometimes over our knees
Merryn Glover
23, Mar, 2023 @5:30 AM

One person killed and another injured in ‘remarkable’ California storm
Brutal winds downed power lines in many areas leaving thousands of people without power in regions south of San Francisco
Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles and agencies
22, Mar, 2023 @1:39 AM

Weather-beaten California eyes relief from ‘constant firehose’ of storms
Spring could bring some respite for the state in the grips of a dramatic weather u-turn from extremely dry to dripping wet
Gabrielle Canon in Oakland, California
18, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

Atmospheric rivers are inundating California – but what are they?
Severe storms brought on by this weather phenomenon have dumped 30tn gallons of water across the state
Gabrielle Canon
15, Mar, 2023 @10:02 PM

Country diary: Saved by a tree I didn’t know I knew | Ed Douglas
Blacka Hill, South Yorkshire: The snow is so thick, on the ground and in the air, that I can no longer tell one from another
Ed Douglas
15, Mar, 2023 @5:30 AM

Why The Whale ends up dehumanising us all | Brief letters
Brief letters: Not watching The Whale | Rishi Sunak’s pool | Morality of greed | Burying Marx and Spencer | Missing newspapers
13, Mar, 2023 @5:08 PM

‘Beautiful but terrible’: historic mountain towns buckle under weight of California snow
Heavy snow has wrought calamity across the state; burying roads and houses, disrupting power and snapping branches off trees
Gabrielle Canon in Grass Valley, California
11, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
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