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53 DECEMBER 2021 SNOW WORD SEARCH AVALANCHE BLIZZARD CAPRACOTTA CHIONOPHOBIA COLD FORT KEOGH IGLOO KEY WEST MARS MINERAL MOUNT SHASTA PLOW SLEET SNOW SNOWFLAKE SYRACUSE TRANSLUCENT YODELLING SNOW FACTS SAY WHAT? N U K Q L D T Y R V V T K V A Z D K K L N L G O F T H X R A J U C O A M X J V T G A M C X S U H V U V C A P R A C O T T A X A V I X P P I H N R A Q L S Y X J R S T I R C O L D S H P M F O B G V Q J I B D J Q H P G W P N A I L E Z X F I X P J T H D C G W V C X J M R O N M L O P M R B J A O Q H U R P H M K I M Q I E C N F R D E Y O H B U A N F P I Q Y A A X V U N H U H E L G X Y X X K P T I D O Y D V B S C P E E B F B E B J T D X M O Z Y I R I F C U Y L G U O R I Y W F Q N Y R I I M F P E A W G R K Y E E C F A J H E D E V G O D K I C I B Z M C W C S E S R E L Z Q G C K K Q K R P G H Y B Z O W O E A T S A H S T N U O M R D H V Q E I J A I I C N X W G B S P Y U L X S E D C A L O K O G F L K X S C M L T X C R S F F G C K I D R S O N Y J B L M Y L Q V I H E N Q B Z W P V T K N S N O W F L A K E D L Z P Z A Q A K U F L G O R D W R P A S C D C S Z K V W R E L J L N W R N Z B O K Q H J Y U X G K A O Q T B M H V A N K O I S H J F M O E R V X A W R E X J L N H R L G O O L G I E P D B E A L Q J I B B Q K T K V O B F M V L P T K K V I J C U D U T U H M X P V L D L A A C E S E E A J A R U V K N O H D R V N F I L R V R H D G T H X M F S S K A A Z S F K E Y W E S T F W T O G I X J U U R E I A J K C K H L G L E M X U P R Y K E J M M G F F S Q Y T SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, TRIED TO MAKE SNOW ILLEGAL America’s snowiest major city has an impressive arsenal of plows, but in 1992 it tried a new trick to control white stuff. The city’s Common Council passed a decree that any more snow before Christmas Eve was illegal. As it turns out, Mother Nature is a scofflaw – it snowed just two days later. – buffalonews.com Snow is translucent, not white. Snowflakes always have six sides. Snow has never been reported in Key West, FL. It’s a myth that no two snowflakes are the same.e. Snow is classified as a mineral. Snow affects the sound in an environment. Snow is adaptable. Yodelling will not cause an avalanche. Snowflakes aren’t the only form of snow, and snow can also precipitate as snow pellets or sleet. Each winter in the U.S., at least one septillion ice crystals fall from the sky. To be classified as a blizzard, winds must blow at least 35 miles per hour, and the snowfall must reduce visibility to less than 0.25 miles for at least three hours. Snow can actually warm up a person. Igloos can be more than 100 degrees warmer inside than outside. Snow can cause blindness. In 2007, 8,962 people in North Dakota set the record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. In 2011, 22,022 Nova Scotia residents in 130 separate locations set the record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in multiple locations. In 2013, 5,834 snow fighters came together to create the world’s largest snowball fight. Snowflakes fall at a rate of one to six feet per second in all conditions. It snows on Mars. Chionophobia is the fear of snow. DID YOU KNOW? SNOW SNOW 480.946.5076 4130 n marshall way • scottsdale art art one one gallery | foundation gallery | foundation Representing students and local artists of Arizona since 1993 artonegalleryinc.com Good Going Grace by Franklin Willis • oil on canvas 38.75” X 19” X 2.25” • $550