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9 Interesting facts about snow you did not know so far

These days, the weather in most parts of our country is snowy and the cities are white. Snow is probably the most beautiful natural phenomenon that happens, and it's safe to say that all people in the world love it. The freshness and the hope that comes with the snow is not comparable to any other atmospheric event.

Some people are willing to go miles in the distance so they can see this amazing phenomenon closely. Most of us are familiar with the chemical structure and the physical shape of the snow. But there are some facts and lessons that have been neglected. In this article, we intend to refer to 9 of them. Stay with us to get to know these tips.

1-The world's largest snowflake
The world's largest snow sled, 45 cm wide and 20 cm thick. According to the information contained in the Guinness Book of Records, this giant grain was found on January 28, 1887, in Montana, USA

2-Snow is not white
The complex structure of the snow crystals will make the very small levels reflect the visible light. They absorb sunlight and reflect it again. For this reason, the snow looks white.

3-Precipitation 2. 5 m snow in only one day
The city of Caorleca, southern Italy, is the fastest snowfall in the world. On March 5 of last year, only two and a half minutes of snow in the eighteen hours. The interesting point is that the city is located in the south and is not even in the Alps. The city is about 1420 meters above sea level and is known for its heavy rainfall

4- Record of snowfalling
The Baker Ski Resort, Washington, USA, witnessed the heaviest snowfall in the world. In the winter of 1998, the snowfall in the area reached more than two meters and a dozen centimeters. Ski resort is close to Mount Baker. Imagine how much snow in that area was in that year.

5-Most of the sweet water on the ground is frozen
Eighty percent of the sweetened water on the ground is in the form of snow and ice. They make up 12% of our planet's surface.

6-What does the tempest mean
When your vision is reduced to less than 400 meters, a storm is called, the so-called "blizzard". The winds that make up this phenomenon are usually 56 km / h or faster. The storms must continue for at least three hours, so that they can be counted as bullies. If all of the above conditions do not exist, it can only be called a snow storm.

7-There are 105 snowstorms in the United States every year
There are so many hurricanes for a country. They usually last two to five days, and they start in different states.

8-Eskimos have more than 100 words meaning snow
The number of roots that are used in the language of the Iskimos for the word snow is equivalent to the number used in English. But their structure is such that the roots can be changed to form a word.

9-Why are hexagonal snowflakes?
The oxygen atom attracts a lot of electron clouds of hydrogen atoms and brings them closer to each other. This process causes the burden of the hydrogen to be positive and the center of the "V" structure will take a negative charge. When other water molecules engage in the formation of grains, the opposing loads we talk about are attracted to each other and form a unique three-dimensional structure with six sides.

Each blue molecule that participates in the formation of snowflakes follows this process, which is why we see the snowflakes in the shape of a hexagonal

Thanks to H. A. Mohammad 🙏