The amount of snowfall an area has gotten by the end of December might be a good indicator for the amount it will get for the season.

Deeper snowpack than normal in some parts of the Arctic is driving the thawing of long-frozen permafrost carbon reserves, researchers report.

Climate change may pose the biggest challenge at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Games will be the first to use almost 100% artificial snow.

"Snow-phobic coatings, if we can demonstrate their long-term efficacy, will make solar power more reliable and more affordable in snowy regions..."

If the planet continues to warm, low-to-no-snow winters will become a regular occurrence on certain mountains in the western US in 35 to 60 years.

Rising temperatures are the main source of extreme snowmelt events, but relatively warm rainwater is also a driver is many parts of the country.

As the snow melts, it leaves behind micro- and nano-plastics, according to a new study in Montreal.

Nine hikers were found dead in 1959 after a risky expedition in Russia's Ural Mountains. New research offers a plausible explanation.

With less snow, Scotland's mountain hares don't blend into their surroundings in winter. Researchers say it's bad news for animals in a changing climate.

New research offers insight into how flood risks may change in a warming world that has less snow.