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snow

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:38 am
by Tigist Sitota
What is the reason for the occuring of snow only in some parts of our globe? See it in the angle of rotation of the earth.

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:16 pm
by BMAONE23
one of three requirements or a combination thereof is necessary to get snow.
1) Season. (Snow seldom falls in the summertime)
2) Latitude. (Snow seldom falls in tropical regions)
3) Altitude. (Snow can fall anywhere above a certain altitude)
Mt Kilimanjaro lies very near the equater in the tropical regions yet it has snow. I believe the altitude limit is 12000-14000 ft to get snow in tropical regions but as latitude increases, required altitude decreases.