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Earth Week: The Search for White Gold--Snowmelt
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Credit: National Science Foundation
Scientists work in blizzard conditions at NSF's Niwot Ridge LTER site in Colorado.
Credit: NSF Niwot Ridge LTER Site
Snow, and plenty of it, in Colorado's high peaks--but for how long?
Credit: NSF Niwot Ridge LTER Site
Tracking high-elevation snowfall at NSF's Niwot Ridge LTER site in Colorado.
Credit: NSF Niwot Ridge LTER Site
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Facing blizzard conditions, researchers prepare to measure high-peak snow properties.
Credit: Ryan Vachon
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Scientist Mark Williams samples snow with help from Katya Hafich and Kendall Gotthelf.
Credit: University of Colorado
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How will alpine species such as pikas fare in a warmer world? Biologists are finding out.
Credit: Ryan Vachon
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Spring has sprung: Mountain wildflowers are bellwethers of climate change.
Credit: William Bowman
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