Skiing Time in California: Record Snow Storm Hits Sierra Nevadas

California (HDW) November 5, 2004 - A powerful Alaskan storm swept over California during the final week of October, drenching the state with record rain and snow. The storm was the second large storm to move over California in as many weeks, and it left the Sierra Nevada Mountains coated in snow. In this picture taken by a NASA satellite on October 31, 2004, snow highlights the peaks of the long mountain chain that forms California’s eastern border with Nevada. The Sierra Nevada mountains have received a lot of snow in October. Ski resorts may be able to open earlier near Northern California and Nevada this year. (full article...)

Peru (HDW) September 11, 2004 - As winter settled over the Southern Hemisphere, South America was been lashed with snow, heavy rain and intense cold, starting in late June 2004. In southern Peru, heavy snow collapsed hundreds of homes and buildings, and killed over 75,000 farm animals. (full article...)

Low Pressure System off Iceland Iceland (HDW) June 5, 2004 – This true-color image depicts a large low pressure system off the coast of Iceland. (full article...)

Large Iceberg Fractures off South Georgia Island: The Penguin Capital of the South Atlantic South Georgia (HDW) August 31, 2004 - August 31, 2004 - Fracturing Iceberg A-38B off South Georgia (full article...)