The snow persistence – the fraction of time snow remains on the ground after snowfall and measured using data from Terra and ...

which increases the amount of sunlight that the snow soaks up and makes it melt faster, new measurements confirm. On Alaska’s Harding Icefield, these microbes are responsible for about a sixth ...

A viral TikTok clip suggests faster-melting snow could be just a broomstick away. It can accumulate quickly, and snow is notorious for sticking around well past its welcome in densely packed banks.