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hail, in meteorology

(Encyclopedia) hail, precipitation in the form of pellets composed of ice or of ice and snow, occurring at any time of the year, usually during the passage of a cold front or during a thunderstorm.…

Dzungaria

(Encyclopedia) DzungariaDzungariaz&oobreve;n-gârˈēə [key] or JunggarDzungariaj&oobreve;ngˈgärˈ [key], physical region (c.300,000 sq mi/777,000 sq km) of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW…

Trikora Peak

(Encyclopedia) Trikora Peak, 15,518 ft (4,730 m) high, in the Jayawijaya Mts., Papua prov., Indonesia, the third highest peak in Indonesia. The snow-covered peak was formerly called Mt. Wilhelmina.

leopard

(Encyclopedia) leopard, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera pardus, widely distributed in Africa and Asia. It is commonly yellow, buff, or gray, patterned with black spots and rings. The…

marble

(Encyclopedia) marble, metamorphic rock composed wholly or in large part of calcite or dolomite crystals, the crystalline texture being the result of metamorphism of limestone by heat and pressure.…

Utah State University

(Encyclopedia) Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western…

Winter Olympics: Medal Standings - Snow

We look forward to providing event results for the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, which take place from February 10-26, 2006. Medal standings by sport: Choose a sport...Alpine…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Snow Queen

The Fir TreeThe Leap-FrogThe Snow QueenWhich Treats of a Mirror and of the SplintersA Little Boy and a Little GirlOf the Flower-Garden At the Old Woman's Who Understood WitchcraftThe Prince…

Weather: Modern Winter of Deep Snows

Modern Winter of Deep SnowsWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe…