Dire climate change warning to Australia

A dire warning will be delivered to Australia when almost 1000 delegates from around the world arrive on the Gold Coast next week for the country's first international conference on the science of climate change, and how to adapt to it.

Solid Utah ski season ranks No. 4 all-time | Deseret News

The total number of skier days for 2009-10 was 4,048,153, up roughly 2 percent over the previous year, which was 3,972,984.

The second-best season was 2006-07 with 4,082,094 skier days and the third best was 2005-06 with 4,062,188. The record season was 2007-08 with 4,249,190 skier days.
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As noted, snow fell in inches at the start of the season but in feet near the end.The final total at Snowbird was 603 inches. Alta, recognized as Utah's snow measuring stick, had a 255-inch base Feb. 1. Over the next two months, though, it received a total of 171 inches. In April, it received 152 inches.

PlanetSKI | News | It's snowing!

The glaciers in Europe, the resorts down under and some in South America have all received some fresh snow. Scotland though has finally closed.

ski report: chile's resorts are open

Calling all ski and snowboard bums – new snow in The Andes!

On top of last weekend’s system, areas have received 3-6 feet of new snow over the past seven days.

Sun Road rises: Glacier Park drive opens despite deep snow

This year's Sun Road opening was slowed by late-season winter storms, which have dumped several feet of snow on the precipitous roadway in recent weeks. Those storms forced plow crews to retreat several times, and caused avalanches that buried previously plowed sections of roadway.

Crime Scene - Is summer weather prime for crime?

While cold weather does not always deter crime, several feet of snow within one week did just that.

Serious crime dropped 71 percent in Baltimore and D.C.'s homicide rate dropped to zero during the back-to-back snowstorms of early February.