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Both genera are known as snowflakes. [5] Leucojum is a compound of Greek λευκος, leukos "white" and ἰόν, ion "violet". [5] The spelling Leucoium is also used. In addition to the common name snowflakes, the two Leucojum species are also known as St. Agnes' flower, [5] for patron saint of virgins and gardeners, [5] [6] and snowbells. [7 ...
Macro photography of a natural snowflake. A snowflake is a single snow crystal that is large enough to fall through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. [1] [2] [3] Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear snow. This is because the many small crystal facets of the snowflakes scatter the sunlight between them. [4]
Snowflakes, and snow in general, are actually able to make the world around them quiet too. The science of silent snowflakes: The most common type of snowflake, called a dendrite, has six "arms ...
A 2007 estimate of snow cover over the Northern Hemisphere suggested that, on average, snow cover ranges from a minimum extent of 2 million square kilometres (0.77 × 10 ^ 6 sq mi) each August to a maximum extent of 45 million square kilometres (17 × 10 ^ 6 sq mi) each January or nearly half of the land surface in that hemisphere.
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Snowfall totals have surpassed 5 feet in some areas, including Castorland, Copenhagen and Barnes Corners in northern New York, which have each received 69.5 inches.
Snowflake Bentley, a 1998 children's book by Jacqueline Briggs Martin; Generation Snowflake, a derogatory term derived from the slang word snowflake, referring to the young adults of the 2010s who are perceived as quicker to take offence and less resilient than previous generations
The term "Generation Snowflake" or "Snowflake Generation" was popularized by Claire Fox's 2016 book I Find That Offensive!. The book discussed a 2015 student/faculty confrontation at Yale University between university students and faculty head of college, Nicholas A. Christakis that was recorded and uploaded to YouTube .