Ice forest

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01/30/2024

The rides aren't the only part that gives me a chill this time!
Six Flags Great America/Hurricane Harbor

01/30/2024

The National Weather Service recorded nearly 102 inches of snow so far this season near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

01/30/2024

There may be cold to come, but winter 2023/24 is likely to be one for the record books.

01/30/2024

During winter in either hemisphere, the lower altitude of the Sun causes the sunlight to hit the Earth at an oblique angle. Thus a lower amount of solar radiation strikes the Earth per unit of surface area. Furthermore, the light must travel a longer distance through the atmosphere, allowing the atmosphere to dissipate more heat. Compared with these effects, the effect of the changes in the distance of the Earth from the Sun (due to the Earth's elliptical orbit) is negligible.

01/30/2024

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. Winter typically brings precipitation which, depending on a region's climate, is mainly rain or snow. The moment of winter solstice is when the Sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value; that is, the Sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole. The day on which this occurs has the shortest day and the longest night, with day length increasing and night length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.