Video Of The Week - Hawaii's Big Island A Winter Wonderland?
Hawaii’s Big Island is known for many things — its rich culture, active volcanoes, black sand beaches, green rainforests, and of course year-round warm, humid, weather. This year, the sunny paradise can add snow to this impressive list. Since early December, almost three feet of snow has blanketed the over 13,000-feet high volcano peaks of the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, and more is expected.
Local meteorologists say that though a rare sight now, snowcaps were once a fixture on these peaks. However, over the years, the increasingly warm weather has caused the ice caps to shrink. Those hoping for a White Christmas on the beach are in for a disappointment. That’s because even during the coldest of winters the lower altitudes only experience light ice, that melts almost instantly in the balmy weather.
Resources: Smithsonianmag.com, csmonitor.com
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pilotabot683Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 10:00 amthat is cool
coolkid77Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1:05 pmflorida doesn't get snow :(
aemakThursday, April 9, 2020 at 1:43 pmI live there
kitten22Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 12:29 pmI'm a New Yorker we get a lot of snow so i say let it snow!!!!!!
hermioneginnyFriday, April 12, 2019 at 6:02 pmSo interesting!
unownThursday, February 28, 2019 at 1:46 pmI went to the snow ⛄- unownThursday, February 28, 2019 at 1:44 pmI love snow ❤
- ugojkgtThursday, February 28, 2019 at 1:38 pmso butifull
i_do_not_existThursday, February 28, 2019 at 1:38 pmwow this is cool lol- Chargerff8Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 1:36 pmThat's insane