BALCONYTV.COM 9/02/2007
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Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes. Since it is composed of small ice particles it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by external pressure.
Permanent snow covering is affected by factors such as the degree of slope on the land, amount of snowfall and the force and nature of the winds.
Snow is used as a thermal insulator conserving the heat of the Earth and protecting crops from sub-freezing weather. On the other hand, substantial snowfall sometimes disrupts infrastructure and services, even those of a region that is accustomed to such weather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow
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