WOW: Here’s What a Blizzard Looks Like from Space

The ‘Blue Marble’ turns white

A half-foot of snow piled on your driveway may seem daunting… until you take a few million steps back. These stunning satellite images from NASA remind us that at the peak of winter, nearly half of the land surface of the Northern hemisphere may be covered in snow—and from the right view, it’s a thing of unrivaled beauty. Consider this 1994 shot of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula the mere tip of the iceberg as you scroll though our gallery of worldwide, winter wonderland photography.

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