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Snowflake (SNOW) stock jumped in early trading after its Q2 revenue rose 35% to $1.55 billion, with AI-driven adoption helping drive roughly half the growth. The company posted adjusted EPS of $0.62 for fiscal 2027’s second quarter, and management highlighted AI tools like Cortex and CoWork as major adopters. The stock has gained more than 40% year to date.
Strengthening El Niño signals a wetter California with above-average Sierra snowfall, especially in January, based on three climate models (CFSv2, SEAS5, NMME). Warmer conditions could lift the rain-snow line, boosting snowfall at higher elevations while reducing it at lower ones, and the Pacific Northwest may be warmer and drier. Tahoe resorts are planning openings from late November into December, but snowfall will be uneven and highly localized.
A Tromsø cold store installed 6,400 vertical, upright solar panels on its flat roof, held only by friction with the membrane and with no ballast or penetrations. The east-west oriented, bifacial units shed snow and gain from reflected light on the white roof, improving yield in high-latitude winter conditions. The system—assembled in 1,600 prebuilt units by Over Easy—was installed in four days and has demonstrated a higher specific yield (about 747 kWh/kWp in Tromsø, versus ~485 kWh/kWp for conventional tilted rooftop arrays, though figures vary by site). If scalable, this ballast-free vertical approach could broaden rooftop solar viability in snowy climates, including parts of North America, though performance depends on location and roof albedo.
Director Zach Cregger explains the new Resident Evil film is set in the present day with a snowy backdrop and modern smartphones, choosing an original story rather than a strict one-to-one adaptation of Resident Evil 2.
A yearslong drought has slashed natural snowfall on Santiago’s Andean slopes, forcing artificial snow and suspending up to 90% of slopes, risking US$283 million in direct tourism impact (including US$228 million from foreign visitors) after 1.24 million skiers in 2025, while authorities push four-season activities as climate trends threaten precipitation; a weekend cold front could bring some snow.
Matt Reeves posts a behind-the-scenes image of the Batmobile testing snow tires, hinting at wintry action sequences for The Batman, Part II.
A spring snowstorm moved through Colorado, bringing rain in Denver before turning to heavy snow and slick roads. A jackknifed semi on I-70 slowed traffic, and Denver and Aurora announced Wednesday school closures with many Front Range districts following. Denver is projected to accumulate 3–6 inches by Wednesday, while northern and central mountains see heavier totals (Estes Park ~20 inches, Rabbit Ears Pass >1 foot). CDOT plans about 100 snowplows; travelers should expect slick conditions and possible further freeze warnings after the storm.
Winter storm warnings stretch across parts of Colorado and Wyoming from May 4–6 as a Canadian cold front brings heavy snow—up to two feet in northern mountains—along with slick roads and possible power outages, while a broad storm system promises rain, thunderstorms and wintry mix from the Plains to the Northeast in the coming days.
Snowflake has fallen about 40% this year and is viewed as undervalued due to its consumption-based revenue model (not tied to seat counts) and accelerating AI-driven data growth. With backlog/RPO up more than 40%, the article argues the market has misunderstood the stock and reiterates a Buy rating, presenting the dip as a buying opportunity rather than a SaaS collapse.
Snow-scoop visors and snow-cone shields are passive attachments on traffic-light visors designed to prevent snow from obscuring the signal. Two main approaches—louvered, vented snow-scoop visors (like the SWARCO McCain design) and clear acrylic snow cones (from Snow Proof Signals LLC)—sit over or inside the hood to shed or vent snow without electrical heating. These durable, maintenance-friendly solutions evolved from early glare-blocking hoods and gas-lit signals to today’s LEDs, improving visibility and reducing snow-related outages.
Elizabeth Sanjuan’s Silent Snow collects 40 monochrome photographs from four winters in Hokkaido, turning a colourless, snowbound landscape into minimalist, ink-drawn-like images that emphasize design, silence, and nature’s resilience, with notes on the camera models used.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bore the brunt of the blizzard, with Mount Arvon in Baraga County at 39 inches in the past 48 hours and Herman/Sundell around 36 inches; Spalding (35), Negaunee (33.7) and National Mine (30) followed as top totals, with many UP locations in the 20–30 inch range over the same period. A broader list shows significant 24‑hour snowfall across northern Michigan (e.g., Cusino Lake 27.5
Central New York faces an active weather pattern: strong winds tonight with wind advisories, a potential for damaging gusts up to 60 mph and isolated tornado risk Monday afternoon along a cold front, followed by wet snow Monday night and a dramatic drop in temperatures that could cause a flash freeze Tuesday morning; conditions are expected to calm by midweek as winter gives way to spring.
Northwest Iowa is experiencing blizzard conditions with 30-50 mph winds and icy, snow-covered roads, and travel is not advised. Storm Lake has declared a Snow Emergency from March 15 at 10:00 p.m. to March 18 at 6:00 a.m., restricting overnight parking on certain streets to help plow crews clear streets.
The National Weather Service warns Chicago will swing from a mild weekend to wintry conditions, with rain and storms Sunday turning to snow and temperatures plunging from the 60s to the teens by Tuesday, accompanied by gusty winds and potential drifting snow; a brief warm spell may return later in the week, and lows could dip near 10 degrees Monday night into Tuesday morning. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has issued a water-use advisory to help reduce flood risk.