Under certain conditions though, snow and ice can prove lethal to plants and animals. The weight of wet snow can break ...

Completing winter hikes is a walker's upgrade, making a foray into the realm of hardcore hiker, even mountaineer. It's a bigger challenge than hiking in summer on all fronts, physical, mental, and ...

This past weekend the landscape completely transformed - from rain-soaked and ice-covered bare earth to the clean slate of a fresh coat of snow ... Read more of her Nature News columns online ...

When it snows in the South, a fresh batch of snow ice cream is just minutes away. Sheri Castle is an award-winning professional food writer, recipe developer, and cooking teacher with over 25 years of ...

In Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, 1 to 5 inches of snow was expected, depending on the location. The snow was expected to fall through early Friday morning. In Wyoming ...

A blanket of snow isn’t enough to keep a hungry fox from a hot meal. In wintry landscapes, mice and other rodents find refuge in tunnels beneath the snow’s surface. But a wily fox will tilt ...

Interestingly enough, though, one of the most famous snow-covered NFL environments, Highmark Stadium for the Buffalo Bills, is not heated. Although forecasts project the temperature to be around ...

Yet another January cold front is on its way, but this time, there’s a slim chance it could be bringing snow flurries to Tallahassee. According to AccuWeather, two cold fronts are forecast to ...

Lake-effect snow brings heavy snowfall to some parts of North America Lake-effect snow is most common around the Great Lakes region in the US and Canada during late autumn and winter. It can lead ...

More than 650,000 people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region, with more ...

New weather maps reveal that Brits are set to see snow again in a matter of days as the cold weather returns after a brief, milder spell. Temperatures dropped down to -14C last week, with several ...

While many have been focusing on the upcoming pattern change back to one favorable for snow, it’s easy to become too far-sighted. In the immediate near sight, we have a clipper pushing in from the NW ...