Have you ever noticed how peaceful and quiet things seem when snow is falling ?It's not your imagination, it really is quieter out when it's snowing. Snow flakes absorb soundwaves as they fall and ...

Have you ever stepped outside while a light snow was falling or went out to shovel the driveway shortly after snow had fallen? You may have noticed it was quieter than normal. There is a scientific ...

When a snowstorm is in progress, falling snow greatly diminishes the distance that sound waves will carry. Snowflakes absorb and block the sound waves. Heavy rain has a similar effect. When the ground ...

I moved a little bit inland, away from the Maine coast, because I got tired of the ocean’s moderating effect; we would have rain along the coast, but not so many miles inland there would be feet of ...

SEATTLE -- The first real snowfall of the season was moving through a swath of Western Washington Thursday, the first of at least a pair of winter storms forecast to move through the region through ...

Have you ever noticed how the world seems unusually quiet after a fresh snowfall? It’s as if nature has wrapped everything in a soft, muffled blanket, creating a moment of stillness and tranquility.

SEATTLE -- Steady snows wreaked havoc across parts of Western Washington Sunday night as a stubborn Convergence Zone brought hours of steady snowfall in the North and Central Sound areas, leaving some ...