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Snow Blow: Image of Mount Everest from orbit captures enormous plume

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Scientists are viewing a photograph of an immense plume of snow wafting from Mount Everest to learn how winds redistribute precipitation in the Himalayas and other mountain chains.

DRIFTING DOWNWIND. Hurricane-force winds lofted a 20-kilometer-long snow plume from Mount Everest (arrow) on Jan. 28, just days after a huge snowstorm there.