Sentences with phrase «snow and ice during»

Sweden has one of the lowest road death rates anywhere in the world, and in a climate that is colder with larger quantities of snow and ice during the winter.

For pet owners in many climates, bitter cold, snow and ice during the winter months poses a challenge.

Where I live, we get snow and ice during the winter months and this truck gets me through all of it with no problems at all.

But a string of serendipitous events caused me to participate in Alert 2000, an international field campaign organized to investigate the photochemistry of snow and ice during the arctic spring in Alert, Nunavut, Canada, which is ~ 300 km south of the North Pole.

Not exact matches

Despite snow, ice, and below - freezing temperatures, thousands of people are still protesting abortions during today's 41st March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., from the National Mall to the Supreme Court.

One popular drink, cooled with the ice and snow and sold by street vendors during the summer months, was the Sherbet.

Afterwards the Sicilians developed the sherbet recipe collecting the snow on Mount Etna, Mountains Peloritani, Iblei and Nebrodi on the nivieri, (stone buildings erected over natural or artificial caves) and using the collected ice covered with fruit syrups or flowers as a refreshing treat during the Summer.

During the winter months, bundle up and frolic in the snow and snowmobile, cross-country ski, sled, and ice fish.

During melting snow and ice conditions, the Department of Buildings (DOB) is reminding all builders, contractors, and property...

Molinaro treated Dutchess County Department of Public Works (DPW) employees to a special luncheon yesterday at the DPW highway garage as a thank you to the more than 120 DPW employees who worked tirelessly last week during the Nor» easter to perform snow and ice removal operations to ensure continued safe travel throughout Dutchess County for residents and emergency personnel.

Thus the amount of snow and ice cover in the Arctic during the high - sunlight season is assumed to have a major impact on global climate.

The researchers studied water samples taken during cruises by Chinese ice breaker XueLong, (meaning «snow dragon») in summer 2008 and 2010 from the upper ocean of the Arctic's marginal seas to the basins as far north as 88 degrees latitude, just below the North Pole, as well as data from three other cruises.

During the snowball phase, half the oceans» water ended up as snow and ice.

This new finding is important because it's one of the first exoplanets in this mass range that lies beyond the «snow line» — the distance during formation of a planetary system beyond which ice can form from water, ammonia, and methane.

With higher precipitation, portions of this snow may not melt during the summer and so glacial ice can form at lower altitudes and more southerly latitudes, reducing the temperatures over land by increased albedo as noted above.

According to scientists, the dark skin is due to the higher level of ultraviolet rays that such people get, which is reflected from the ice and snow surface during the summer season, and the vitamin D that they obtain from eating fish and seal.

Unless you live where the roads are regularly covered in snow and ice or the noted compromises are worth the over-the-top security during a wicked storm, I'd seriously consider a less aggressive winter tire.

Four other flights were delayed on the Dallas - Fort Worth tarmac during a December 31 snow and ice storm.

In fact, during my week of driving the SUV, it spend 90 percent of the time dealing with several inches of snow, ice and, at times, challenging weather conditions with wind gusts of more than 30 MPH.

I test - drove the Cross Country before, during and after a storm in the hills of northwest Connecticut, with road conditions that varied from dry pavement to virgin snow to glare ice.

There was some snow and ice on the roads during Cooper's test, and she said the all - wheel drive system in the Lexus worked seamlessly, while the winter tires fitted to the rims further boosted her confidence.

The Soul gets around exceptionally well in the snow and ice - I have not once had any accidents or close calls during winter with this vehicle.

Great on ice and snow and drives great during rain, also.

If the windshield wipers are activated and restricted (by snow, ice, or other debris) during a low - battery jump start, the windshield wiper system will become inoperable with no obvious warning signs.

Driving in Chicago can be challenging during winter, with snow and ice clogging the streets for days at a time.

This mode may not be ideal to use when wanting to drive in a sedate manner; nor when road conditions are very slippery, due to ice, snow or torrential rain — because loss of tire traction may be experienced (wheel spin during acceleration, and may also result in road wheel locking during downshifts at high engine rpms under closed throttle).

During the winter months, it's likely your wiper blades have taken a good beating from snow, ice and sleet.

We also found they were quite companionable during shoveling and sweeping the front stoop off; so much so that you really have to watch that they don't burn their feet on the salt you use for melting the snow and ice.

Though your... MORE dog has a built - in fur winter coat, ice and snow can still cause his temperature to drop, even during short walks.

Don't let your dog off leash on ice or snow, especially during a snowstorm, as dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost.

Ice and snow are not sufficient sources of water, and if you are not able to bring your dog indoors during cold weather, make sure their shelter offers a dry, insulated and secure protection from the cold.

Unfortunately, Sadie ran away from this new home and for three weeks — during rain, ice, snow and freezing temperatures — volunteers searched for Sadie.

Mud balls can form between toes and pads during wet weather, and snow and ice balls will form in winter weather.

This means however, that during severe weather (cold, tornado, ice, snow, etc.) they are at risk and we do not have the space to bring them inside.

During the spring, summer, and fall, instructors teach off - road driving, but it's in the winter where the school really comes to life with snow and ice driving instruction.

During the holiday season, the Gaylord Texan near Dallas transforms into a winter wonderland with indoor snow tubing, a sculpted ice exhibit, over 2 million twinkling lights and more.

Next - Gen Realism: Immerse yourself in the brutal chilling world of Lost Planet as you labor through waist - deep snow, hear the crunch of ice with each step, and fly backward from explosive force during battle.

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival Established in 1963, this winter sculpture event takes place during the month of January in the city of Harbin in windswept Northeast China.

During the record - setting wildfire season of 2012, Box was anxious to quickly get to Greenland to collect samples of the ice to see if soot from Colorado was landing on the glaciers, but by that time, traditional sources of science research funding were already allocated, so in his unorthodox, punk rock style, Box set out on his own and set up The Dark Snow Project to crowd - fund his research.

Will less ice and snow in the Arctic during winter increase, decrease or be about the same radiation loss as years with thick multiyear ice?

ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2008)-- Arctic sea ice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to the second - lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979, reaching the lowest point in its annual cycle of melt and growth on Sept. 14, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.&raqice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to the second - lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979, reaching the lowest point in its annual cycle of melt and growth on Sept. 14, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.&raqIce Data Center.»

The team, which Marc led and provided the logistical support for, deployed from Resolute to Nord Greenland before setting up a rustic field camp on the sea ice for six days, during which time we mechanically drilled the ice to measure thickness, measuring snow depth in a grid pattern along the flight lines as well as dragging instruments along the surface that produced the same measurements for comparison to the airborne data.

Global average temperature is lower during glacial periods for two primary reasons: 1) there was only about 190 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere, and other major greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O) were also lower 2) the earth surface was more reflective, due to the presence of lots of ice and snow on land, and lots more sea ice than today (that is, the albedo was higher).

The thickness of the sediment layer is a result of temperature, but also how much rain fell during the summer that changed the melt rate of the snow and ice.

When rain falls instead of snow during winter, vegetation can ice over and be unavailable to pikas, which supplement their haystacks with year - round foraging, he added.

Peter Brueghel the elder hunters in the snow (the one I referenced) painted during the first great winter of the little ice age in 1565 shows three hunters and their dogs setting out from a snowbound village while the villagers skate on nearby ponds.

Snow depth and ice thickness measurements from the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas collected during the AMSR - Ice03 campaign.

This means the inertia of earth has decreased due the massive snows that we have had during the past decade and more which moved water from the low latitude oceans to ice on high latitudes.

I was reading about the mechanics the air undergoes, during the sixty years (at the very least) between the time it is in fresh fallen snow, and the time firn turns to ice, and I felt my credulity being stretched to the breaking point.

Annual net balance on eight North Cascades glaciers during the 1984 - 1994 period has been determined by measurement, of total mass loss from firn and ice melt and, of residual snow depth at the end of the summer season.