The good news is that it is the snow plow, pushing all the snow from today’s 8-inch snowfall off the street. Yes! You are not stranded at home any longer, and can exit your subdivision without getting ...

When a snowstorm is in progress, falling snow greatly diminishes the distance that sound waves will carry. Snowflakes absorb and block the sound waves. Heavy rain has a similar effect. When the ground ...

I moved a little bit inland, away from the Maine coast, because I got tired of the ocean’s moderating effect; we would have rain along the coast, but not so many miles inland there would be feet of ...

Have you ever stepped outside while a light snow was falling or went out to shovel the driveway shortly after snow had fallen? You may have noticed it was quieter than normal. There is a scientific ...

Why is it always “snow quiet” when it snows or when the ground has a snow blanket on it?If you walk outside after a freshly ...

SEATTLE -- The first real snowfall of the season was moving through a swath of Western Washington Thursday, the first of at least a pair of winter storms forecast to move through the region through ...