A new study that uses rigorous mathematical models and statistical methods and finds declining snow cover in many parts of the northern hemisphere over the last half century. In the face of the ...

The low snow cover over North America is consistent with the situation over the entire Northern Hemisphere, which also has registered a near record-low snow extent for late December. The deficit ...

But records show that overall snow cover is disappearing faster and earlier in the Northern Hemisphere. That could be a big problem for our climate, said GBH meteorologist Dave Epstein. “The faster ...

This year, snow cover extent in North America is lowest on record for the time year and it’s below normal averaged over the Northern Hemisphere. As summer arrives, snow largely disappears in the ...

In recent years, Northern Hemisphere snow cover has been declining at a rate greater than Arctic sea ice.

Lund believes this is the first truly dependable analysis of snow cover trends in the Northern Hemisphere due to the rigor of the researchers' statistical methods. It is often challenging for non ...

and it’s a prized commodity that is expected to decrease this century, NASA said. In recent years, Northern Hemisphere snow cover has been declining at a rate greater than Arctic sea ice.