A rare abundance of snowfall in May is helping, as farmers expect yet another tough year for irrigation. “It definitely is a ...

Snow droughts are increasing, affecting water supplies and agriculture. Rising temperatures shift snowfall to rainfall.

Snow cover duration was just above the twenty-fifth percentile of the 25-year satellite record. Snow albedo, also known as snow brightness, started low in early April and decreased throughout the ...

The Earth is slowly losing its shine. Its reflectivity – or albedo – is declining, mostly due to vanishing ice cover and fewer clouds. So few, in fact, that 2023 stood out as the year with the lowest ...

‘The Jokić Bump’: How the three-time MVP helps teammates level up Fred Katz, The Athletic Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on this page do not ...

Although the headwaters of the Colorado River begin high in the mountains of Colorado, the river itself journeys 1,450 miles through many arid states. That journey leaves it vulnerable because the ...

Researchers at the University of Utah recently published a first-of-its-kind study that measures the impact dust has on ...

The so-called "Biden effect" appears to be a factor in congressional longevity after Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced he would not seek re-election after nearly four decades in ...

Examples of the snow globes sold by CoolSnowGlobes in Windsor. Co-owner Liz Ross said President Trump’s tariffs will put the company out of business. Photo courtesy of CoolSnowGlobes This story ...

The high albedo of snow also presents challenges for remote sensing, as excessive reflectance can overwhelm satellite sensors, leading to oversaturation in certain bands. This effect can produce ...

Story continues below this ad The prime reason for greater warming in the Arctic is what is known as the albedo effect. The ice cover in the Arctic is melting, because of which more land or water is ...

Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt.