Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain.
Because Antarctica is a polar desert region, there is virtually no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air.
Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain.
It's too cold in Antarctica to rain, it can only snow. However, in the farthest northern points on the peninsula, some report that the mist there isn't quite frozen.
Since the humidity is around five percent over most of the continent, there isn't actually any snow either, just blowing ice crystals.
There is no appreciable rainfall in Antarctica.
Antarctica receives less than 10cm of precipitation on an average year, most of which is frozen.
I think Antarctica is cold so it probably snows but I haven't been there yet so I don't know
Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth, an average of less than 150mm (15cm) of precipitation falls per year. Antarctica is a desert, and it does not rain.
there is no rainfall in Antarctica because it is the driest continent.
Inland Antarctica has temperatures below zero, not allowing it to rain. On the coast, where the temperature is higher, sometimes it may rain.
Hutchinson doesn't record snowfall, but Minneapolis has received about 85 inches.
About 2 inches a year.
The high interior of Antarctica gets very little snowfall (50 mm or 2 inches a year). The average snowfall over the whole continent is around 166 mm (6.5 inches) per year, and parts of the Antarctic Peninsula receive more than 600 mm (2 feet).
About 2"; it doesn't snow every year.
Antarctica has strict regulations in place to prevent pollution, and any pollution that occurs is typically minimal. However, some pollution can still occur due to research activities, waste disposal, and fuel spills. The exact amount of water pollution in Antarctica each year is not readily available, but efforts are continuously made to minimize environmental impact in the region.
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It is only about 4 inches, and it does not snow every year.
The first snowfall of the season is usually recorded in October, although significant snowfall usually does not occur until mid-to-late November. However, snow has been recorded in every month of the year in the mountains.
The average snowfall is a few inches annually, but it doesn't snow every year.
Snowfall is a routine weather event with an annual average snowfall of 0.7 inches per year, which usually comes as a light dusting that is gone within hours. The most snowfall in a single year was 7.2 inches in 1987 and the most snowfall recorded in a single month was 6.0 inches during January of 1898 and in March of 1922. By comparison Denver gets 61.0 inches of snowfall every year.
Sure. The 100,000 year-long snowfall pretty much ruined the Earth. But, like every other climate condition, the snowfall eventually stopped, the snow melted from volcano action, and the resulting water filled the oceans.
Sandpoint, Idaho receives an average annual snowfall of around 61 inches. However, the amount of snowfall can vary from year to year.