Winter is an amazing period that holds many secrets. And although scientists strive to reveal them all, they are still very far from complete victory. And is it necessary? After all, then there will be no place for the magic that comes with this cold and snowy time. Take, for example, such a strange phenomenon as blowing snow. What is a blizzard, everyone knows, but many have already forgotten about the snow. And to fix this, we will take a short tour of the snowy fields lurking in themselves the secrets of winter nature.
Mysterious round dance of snowflakes
Blowing snow is the snow that has been lifted up, which is floating in the air like a round dance, to the sounds of the howling wind. The main feature of this winter miracle is the absence of snowfall, otherwise it will no longer be snow. What such a phenomenon does in nature has long been a mystery. Especially for our ancestors, they thought it was all the tricks of gods or spirits.
In this regard, many legends and songs were compiled that spoke of this phenomenon. And in the most colloquial speech, this word was used more often before, not like now. And yet, due to the fact that they began to pronounce it less, the word itself acquired even more charm and originality.
Blowing snow: what is it? Who is behind this phenomenon?
Scientists have long proved that behind the scenes of all natural phenomena are not the gods, but the laws of physics. No matter how trite this may sound, but with a snow man, everything is exactly the same. So, the blame for the cold winter wind, which raises snowflakes to a small height, and then carries them forward or swirls in a whirlwind, it all depends on the terrain.
As for the weather itself, it can even be sunny - it doesn’t matter at all, the main thing is that the wind is not lazy to blow. Moreover, its speed should be moderate, on average not exceeding the threshold of 6-7 m / s, otherwise all this action will turn into a blowing snow.
Yet magic is immortal
And let the mystery of this phenomenon be revealed, the way the wind blows will always be admired. Especially in a field where the winds create some semblance of deserts from the snow, with their bulk humps and dunes. All this makes us believe that, nevertheless, some unknown force exists and with its hand, as if with a brush, draws marvelous patterns on the snowy expanses of the country.
So this is snow. What is it: a natural phenomenon subject to the laws of physics, or an element of a fairy-tale world created by the hand of the gods? The answer to this question is better to look inside, because someone is closer to science, and someone has not forgotten how to believe in miracles. More importantly, this wondrous phenomenon will not disappear from this choice and will not stop circling its round dances. And if so, then the magic will last a very long time.