Can snowstorms have thunder?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
How is snow made and what’s it made out of? Why is it white and sparkly? Why do snowflakes look different? Can snowstorms have thunder? Why do some places, like mountains, get more snow than others? Answers to all of your questions about snow, with Seth Linden, who works for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Plus we hear what it’s like to live at the top of Mount Washington, famous for its extreme weather, from Alexandra Branton, a meteorologist who works at the observatory at the top of the mountain, even during the frigid winter.
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| 0:24.9 | dot org. Thanks and stay curious. The This is, but why, a podcast for curious Kids from Vermont Public. |
| 0:52.7 | I'm Jane Lindholm. |
| 0:54.0 | On this show, we take questions from Curious Kids |
| 0:56.8 | Just Like You, and we find answers. |
| 0:59.1 | Hi, but why, my name is Emmy. |
| 1:01.0 | I'm 10 years old and I live in Yerevan Armenia. My question is why is |
| 1:05.0 | is why is snow fluffy soft white and why is it shiny? |
| 1:12.0 | Okay bye I love your show. |
| 1:14.7 | I have lived all over the world, |
| 1:16.4 | but something I once took for granted |
| 1:18.4 | was just how beautiful Vermont looks |
| 1:21.1 | when it snows. We were lucky to get some snow here recently and it was |
| 1:25.0 | breathtaking. The fallen snow glittered like a blanket of crystals on the ground. |
| 1:29.7 | The wind while it was snowing blew the snowflakes into the trees but only on one side so after the snowstorm each tree trunk looked like it was split down the middle |
| 1:39.4 | Gray brown on one side and white on the other. |
| 1:43.0 | Living here during my childhood and again as an adult, I have developed an appreciation for |
| 1:48.0 | snow, but maybe still not quite as much appreciation as our guests today have. |
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