The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said that snow fleas, or springtails, aren't here to wreck havoc. See what they do.

Despite its immaculate reputation, snow isn’t always white. “Most of the time, snow does look white,” says Belles. “But things like sand grains might turn snow a little more golden brown, or snow might gain a red hue when there’s rust, or even bacteria or algae” in the air or on the ground.

An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden seasonal ecosystem.

Sheriff’s offices and departments collaborate with county emergency managers to determine whether current conditions with the weather and roadways constitute issuing a snow emergency level. LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with snow developing this evening, steadiest overnight, and tapering off towards sunrise. 1-3" for many but 3-5" south of I-78. Low: 23 SUNDAY: Snow showers ending early, then clouds breaking for some sun, breezy, and cold. Wind chills in ...

Feet of snow buried the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, in Russia's Far East, during the middle of last week. Two people were killed by snow falling from rooftops. The Kamchatka Peninsula was also the location of a major earthquake and tsunami last year.

The Susquehanna Valley could see more than 12 inches of snow this weekend. The WGAL News 8 Storm Team is tracking the latest models and totals.

On Thursday at 7:26 a.m. a snow squall warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 8:15 a.m. for Cameron, Clinton, Elk and Potter counties.