• March 24, 2020
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Spindrift, is defined as fine grained snow being carried by wind. In practice it is usually used to describe the frequent  snow that fall down steep slopes, gullies, and faces....

• March 24, 2020
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What is the difference between a Crevice and a crevasse?   Both terms come from the Anglo-French word crevasse, to break.       Crevasses form in the top layers...

• March 22, 2020
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Ice forms when the temperature of water reaches 0 degrees Celsius. Road salt works by lowering the freezing point of water via a process called freezing point depression. The freezing...

• March 22, 2020
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How well do you know the famous South-West face of "Sannine" Massif? [caption id="attachment_1944" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] South Face of "Sannine" Map[/caption]   1-"Mzaar" 2465m, 33°57’54” N 35°50’28” E, is the...

• March 22, 2020
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A snowflake is formed when a cold water droplet freezes onto a nucleus (dust particles or pollen grains) in supersaturated clouds. Their shape is influenced by differing temperature and humidity...

• March 22, 2020
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 1-Fold mountains The Earth’s lithosphere is split into 7 rigid plates. When two plates collide, the heavier one will slowly glide beneath the lighter one. If they have relatively similar...

• March 22, 2020
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Some snow, typically found in the alpine regions worldwide between 3,000 and 3,600 m, where snow persists even through the summer months, can appear pink or red. The color comes...

• March 22, 2020
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Everyone knows that the boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius, however, that fact is true at sea level but is it true at altitude? The boiling point of...

• March 21, 2020
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We all live underneath a huge ocean of air that is several miles deep. The pressure on our bodies is about the same as ten meters of sea water pressing...

• March 20, 2020
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𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔? A storm glass (aka chemical weather glass) is a glass tube containing a solution of ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate, camphor, ethanol and water. A variety...