Snow Over the Northeast

Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Friday, 2 March 2007, 05:53 CST Download full size image

After a late-winter snow and ice storm, the clouds over the Northeast United States cleared on February 19, 2007, affording the MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite this stunning view of the brown and white landscape. Snow stretches from Maine to Virginia, highlighting the curving folds of the Appalachian Mountains, branch-like rivers and streams, and the solid white smoothness of frozen lakes.

Beautiful though the snow is, it trapped hundreds of motorists in eastern Pennsylvania, shut down some air and train travel, closed businesses and schools, triggered power outages, and caused 15 deaths, reported CNN on February 15.

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