View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it:

Snow across Great Britain : Natural Hazards

earthobservatory.nasa.gov 29 Jan '13, 12am

View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it:

Snow blanketed most of Great Britain in late January 2013, stretching from London to the northern tip of Scotland. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image on January 26, 2013. Only some coastal areas and the southwestern part of the island were free of snow when MODIS took this picture. Skies had largely cleared by the time MODIS acquired this image, but some clouds lingered in the west, casting shadows onto the snowy surface below. On January 25, The Telegraph reported that the death toll from the storm was in the double digits, some of the deaths resulting from hazardous driving conditions. As of that date, more snowfall was expected, including some near-blizzard conditions in Scotland. Forecasters called for rain to follow the snow, with as much as 40 millimeters (1.6 inches) of rain in wester...

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@KitHughes91 » 16 Feb '13, 6pm
@katie_adamson_ [link] #notetoself #snolo
@SamuelClaxton » 15 Feb '13, 1pm
RT @molloco_: “@NASA: View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]” #crazy
@molloco_ » 15 Feb '13, 12pm
“@NASA: View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]” #crazy
@chefjeffdc » 09 Feb '13, 3pm
RT @LaurieJonMoran: Lovely view of a snowy GB "@NASA: View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. [link] [link]"
@mikey_meyers » 06 Feb '13, 8pm
I thought it felt cold! "@NASA: View Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]"
@GEOG20382 » 06 Feb '13, 2pm
RT @davis_nik: RT @NASA Snowy Britain! Note the pit of snowless despair that is Manchester.[link] ………[link] #GEOG20382
@JobieWarner » 06 Feb '13, 12pm
RT @davis_nik: RT @NASA Snowy Britain! Note the pit of snowless despair that is Manchester.[link] ………[link] #GEOG20382
@AlecMacKinnon1 » 05 Feb '13, 9am
now I see what the rest of Britain was talking about last week #snow [link]
@suesharples » 01 Feb '13, 2pm
Wow. Great satellite photo of the UK almost completely covered in snow last week! [link]
@TLGme » 01 Feb '13, 1pm
RT @Heineken_UK: Incredible #NASA photo of the UK under snow: [link]
@Heineken_UK » 01 Feb '13, 1pm
Incredible #NASA photo of the UK under snow: [link]
@todormadzharov » 01 Feb '13, 12pm
Snow blanketed Great Britain, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in natural-colors | Jan 26th, 2013 | [link] |
» 31 Jan '13, 2pm
Que friooo! RT"@NASA: View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]"
@GrumpyWeasels » 30 Jan '13, 7pm
[link] Britain recently. Lucky feckers.
@vickygibbens » 30 Jan '13, 4pm
It's like the weather map went wrong...not looking such a green and pleasant land [link]
@iamassociates » 30 Jan '13, 4pm
We love this chilling image of Britain taken by NASA earlier this month - [link]
@millijanepooley » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
@OllieHoff awesome! Knew there was enough snow everywhere to do it. They had one like this a couple of years back too [link]
@OllieHoff » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
“@talktotommy: A-m-a-zing! Britain in the snow from above: [link] nice work @NASA_EO” Wow stunning photo!
@davidwogan » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
Great Britain under a blanket of snow. Beautiful! - @NASA_EO Also - what is snow? #texas [link]
@talktotommy » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
A-m-a-zing! Britain in the snow from above: [link] nice work @NASA_EO
@PrinceJvstin » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
Pretty! Nasa Satellite captures image of snow-covered British Isles: [link]
@taylon13 » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
RT @neilbramah: Amazing photo of our little island covered in snow. [link]
@MarcusToyon » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
RT @rawtechx: Spectacular image from @NASA. [link] Why Brits were complaining for the last 2 weeks: [link]
@PennySarchet » 30 Jan '13, 3pm
RT @kahoakes: So snowy! RT @NASA: View of Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]
@kahoakes » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
So snowy! RT @NASA: View of Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link]
@rawtechx » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
Spectacular image from @NASA. [link] Why Brits were complaining for the last 2 weeks: [link]
@Timneon » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
RT @SimonHoneydew: NASA image of Britain during the snowy period around last week [link] this is why we were all moaning! :D [link]
@SimonHoneydew » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
NASA image of Britain during the snowy period around last week [link] this is why we were all moaning! :D [link]
@_Atekka » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
@ThatBaitGuy [link]
@Soul_of_Nowhere » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
Lovely! “@SkiDIYdotcom: A satellite picture of the UK covered in snow, 26th January: [link]”
@CSwain1991 » 30 Jan '13, 2pm
RT @SkiDIYdotcom: A satellite picture of the UK covered in snow, 26th January: [link]
@onlinerocksalt » 30 Jan '13, 1pm
Check out this pic of the UK last week [link] stunning
@rightmove » 30 Jan '13, 1pm
RT @uSwitchUK: Ever wondered what a snowy Great Britain looks like from space? [link] I'm off to get some mittens...
@uSwitchUK » 30 Jan '13, 1pm
Ever wondered what a snowy Great Britain looks like from space? [link] I'm off to get some mittens...
@Courier_UK » 30 Jan '13, 12pm
A great view of Britain covered in snow from Nasa's Earth Observatory: [link] #surreysnow
@bundinao » 30 Jan '13, 12pm
Espectacular imagen de satélite de Gran Bretaña nevada [link] via @NASA
@davis_nik » 30 Jan '13, 12pm
RT @NASA Snowy Britain! Note the pit of snowless despair that is Manchester.[link] ………[link] #GEOG20382
@SamJWard23 » 30 Jan '13, 11am
This is amazing, shows just how much snow the UK had [link]
@kpowell1991 » 30 Jan '13, 11am
[link] #satellite. #amazing
@UKSnowFeed » 30 Jan '13, 10am
RT @CityEngineering (Arul) The UK last week! [link] #uksnow #londonsnow #snow [link]
@neilbramah » 30 Jan '13, 10am
Amazing photo of our little island covered in snow. [link]
@CityEngineering » 30 Jan '13, 10am
The UK last week! [link] #uksnow #londonsnow #snow [link]
@owenoneill » 30 Jan '13, 10am
RT @joreason: I'll never get bored of pictures from space: [link]
@joreason » 30 Jan '13, 10am
I'll never get bored of pictures from space: [link]
@3Dvis_ltd » 30 Jan '13, 9am
RT @Neil_3DvisLtd: Britain as seen from space covered in Snow 26 Jan 2013. [link] [link]
@Neil_3DvisLtd » 30 Jan '13, 9am
Britain as seen from space covered in Snow 26 Jan 2013. [link] [link]
@benbennybenben » 30 Jan '13, 9am
Excellent image of the UK covered in snow from space -- [link]
@snaefell » 30 Jan '13, 8am
@londonleben Dann schau dir das Bild mit Schnee über ganz GB an: [link]
@kylenano » 30 Jan '13, 7am
NASA image of UK snow cover, 26 Jan. [link]
@solerpedro » 29 Jan '13, 11pm
View of a snowy Great Britain from our Terra satellite. Read more about it: [link] [link] @ThomBridge