On Tuesday morning, Strathclyde Police reported that the snow and ice on some roads was breaking the blades on snow ploughs.
Conditions on Everest have been especially difficult this year because of the less-than-usual amount of snow and ice on the ground for climbers to dig into.
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After the cold snap that gripped the UK throughout December the effect of snow and ice on the roads is obvious for motorists to see and feel, Mr Shallcross warned.
In southern England, Gatwick and Luton airports were shut for hours on Friday, the busy Heathrow hub has had cancellations and there were cancellations at Manchester, northwest England, on Sunday because of snow and ice on the runway.
In particular, the participants set out to identify researchers and other qualified personnel from different Andean countries, who could form the nucleus of a Working Group on Snow and Ice within the framework of an Andean-FRIEND (Andean - Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data).
And after all was said and done on the snow and ice, the closing ceremony continued the Fellini-esque theme.
Black carbon deposited on the Arctic snow and ice, he says, will have only a minimal effect on its reflectivity.
To assess the contribution from melting ice sheets, scientists try to measure "mass balance, " which is the difference between the annual snow that falls on the permanent ice sheets each year, and the total mass of ice that melts or breaks off the sheets.
The Flood Protection Association said compacted snow and ice would melt more slowly than snow on the ground.
These data will provide invaluable information about Antarctic atmospheric dynamics, of the origin of water vapour over the oceans and how it is ultimately deposited as snow on the surface of the ice sheet.
And the number of potholes on Welsh roads has been exacerbated by the snow and ice that hit Wales in December.
Drivers have been warned about ice and snow on the roads of Herefordshire and Worcestershire as schools reopened after several days of wintry weather.
In Scotland, drivers have been warned about ice and snow on the roads in Grampian, Tayside and the Borders after several days of heavy snow.
Paul Hawker, station manager at Buxton fire station, said they believed both cars had lost control on the same area of snow or ice minutes after each other.
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Launched in 1963, Harbin's festival is now ranked as one of the four largest ice and snow carnivals in the world and attracts close on a million visitors.
"A race is going on in Greenland between these competing forces of snow build-up in the interior and ice loss on the edges, " explained Dr Zwally.
Added to the general atmospheric warming in the region, the researchers also describe an amplification process whereby reduced snow cover on the surrounding tundra and less sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean push up temperatures still further.
Wiltshire Police warned motorists to take extra care after sub-zero temperatures turned snow on the roads to black ice in places.
In New York, Fashion Week, a series of designer showings with some activities held under tents, went on mostly as scheduled, though organizers put on additional crews to deal with the snow and ice, turned up the heat and fortified the tents.
Most of the others had basic waterproofs on, but no ice axes or crampons, and these people were heading up to the snow line.
Snow and ice have also caused problems on the county's roads as many minor roads are untreated.
"It means there is more light penetrating through the ice - that depends to a high degree on the snow cover but once it has melted the light can get through, " Dr Gerland said.
Council officials in Essex have apologised for disruption on the roads after being "caught by surprise" by snow and ice.
There were reports of hazardous driving conditions on A5 near Lichfield, and the A53 in Leek because of ice and snow.
Mr Harrer, a champion skier and, since his village boyhood, happiest on snow and ice, built a skating rink below the palace.
He recommends using kitty litter and a small shovel to get traction on snow and ice--not your buddy pushing the vehicle from behind.
Conditions on the Yukon River required dogs to go through deep snow and navigate glare ice.
Snowbirds are usually eager to get away from the cold, ice, snow and darkness, and work on their tans beneath palm trees.
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The rangers, Jon Bennett, from Ambleside, and Jason Taylor, from Penrith, also assess snow and ice conditions when climbing the 950m peak on a daily basis between 3 December through to Easter.
The most amazing thing about the new station is that it's built on stilts that function more like legs that can elevate the station above snow and ice.
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