Half the U.S. is already covered with snow

John Hames shared with you:   Half the U.S. is already covered with snow Washington Post - Last week, snow covered more than half of the continental United States, the highest this measure has reached by this date in a decade, according to government scientists. As of Dec. 15, snow covered 53 percent of the Lower 48, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. That's a significantly higher portion than in recent years. In 2006, for example, snow covered just 12 percent of those states on the same date, according to Climate Central, a climate news Web site. Available on the App Store.

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