73 Percent of the U.S. Covered in Snow, the Most Widespread Coverage in 17 Years
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River Discharge - NOAA Arctic
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Recent trends in the chemistry of major northern rivers signal widespread Arctic change
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January 2024 National Climate Report National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
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ESSD - NH-SWE: Northern Hemisphere Snow Water Equivalent dataset based on in situ snow depth time series
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Northern Hemisphere snow cover is 2nd highest in 17 years
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Climate & skiing NOAA
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El Niño driving lower-than-average snow cover across the US
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73% of the U.S. covered in snow, most widespread coverage in 17 years
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El Niño driving lower-than-average snow cover across the US
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U.S. snow cover is highest in 20 years as winter weather, storms rage - The Washington Post