Idaho Dust Storm Speeds Up Snowmelt: ‘Nobody On Our Staff Has Ever Witnessed Anything Similar’

Idaho Dust Storm Speeds Up Snowmelt: ‘Nobody On Our Staff Has Ever Witnessed Anything Similar’: pA wind storm earlier this month covered a southwestern Idaho mountain range with dust from Oregon and Nevada and accelerated snowmelt due to the darker surface absorbing heat from the sun as opposed to being reflected by pristine white snow, scientists say. Dust covers slopes of snow in Owyhee Mountains, March 8, 2013. Credit: USDA. Another [...]/p