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China: Snow Leopard Rescued After Wandering Into Desert in Xinjiang

A snow leopard, a nationally protected animal in China, was rescued after wandering into the Kumtag Desert in Turpan, Xinjiang on March 21, 2026. The footage shows the animal resting motionless on the sand and later inside a transport cage following the rescue. Officials confirmed it had no visible external injuries and was in good physical condition before being handed over to the forestry department for further care and observation.

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China: Exhausted Snow Leopard Found in Desert Rescued by Wildlife Team in Xinjiang

A weakened snow leopard was rescued after being found wandering in the Kumtag Desert in Turpan, Xinjiang, on March 21, 2026 — far from its usual mountainous habitat. Rescuers carefully guided the calm but exhausted animal into a transport cage before transferring it to a wildlife rescue center. Authorities confirmed it would be released back into the Tianshan Mountains if no injuries were found.

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China: Tourists Spot Rare Snow Leopard Roaming Desert in Xinjiang

A rare snow leopard was spotted wandering in the Kumtag Desert in Turpan, Xinjiang, on March 21, 2026, far from its typical high-altitude habitat. Surprised tourists filmed the animal as it moved across the sandy terrain before alerting local authorities.

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China: Dog Follows Owner Into Snow on Impulse During Hike in Xinjiang

On March 12, 2026, a video was captured showing a person hiking with a dog through deep snow in the Hemu Scenic Area of Altay Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China, on their way to the Meili Peak Scenic Area. The path was covered in thick snow on all sides. During the hike, the owner suddenly and impulsively jumped into the snow on the side of the road. The dog, behind, stopped for a moment, seemingly bewildered by the sudden action, but a few seconds later, it followed suit, jumping into the snow as if imitating its owner.

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US: Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Vermont on First Day of Spring

Vermont braced for inches of snow on Friday, March 20, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for central and northern parts of the state, warning that hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.

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US: Snow Hits Western North Carolina on St. Patrick’s Day

Western North Carolina traded its green for white this St. Patrick's Day as snow blanketed the region's mountain communities. Snow accumulated in higher elevations near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line, with several inches recorded across the area. The snowfall is part of a larger storm system that brought severe weather across much of the eastern United States from March 13 to 17, impacting nearly 200 million people with blizzards, tornadoes, and damaging winds.

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US: Winter Storm Buries Michigan With Record Snow 5

A powerful winter storm hit Michigan, bringing record-breaking snowfall of up to 35 inches and strong winds from Sunday, March 15 through Monday, March 16. Trees and power lines were covered in ice, more than 126,000 households were without power, and schools and businesses were forced to close.

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Canada: Massive Winter Storm Buries Elliot Lake, Closing Highways and Suspending Services

A massive winter storm buried Elliot Lake and surrounding areas in northeastern Ontario on Monday, March 16, bringing heavy snowfall and powerful winds that created street-obliterating drifts. The city and Ontario Provincial Police suspended services and closed highways, urging residents to stay home unless absolutely necessary.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Kentucky, Bringing Strong Winds and Snow 2

A powerful cold front moved through Kentucky on Monday, March 16, bringing strong winds, dropping temperatures, and giving way to snow showers and squalls across much of the state. Some of those snow squalls even produced a rumble of thunder.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Kentucky, Bringing Strong Winds and Snow

A powerful cold front moved through Kentucky on Monday, March 16, bringing strong winds, dropping temperatures, and giving way to snow showers and squalls across much of the state. Some of those snow squalls even produced a rumble of thunder.

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US: Winter Storm Buries Michigan With Record Snow 4

A powerful winter storm hit Michigan, bringing record-breaking snowfall of up to 35 inches and strong winds from Sunday, March 15 through Monday night. Trees and power lines were covered in ice, more than 126,000 households were without power, and schools and businesses were forced to close.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Alabama, Bringing March Snow

A powerful cold front swept through Alabama on Monday, March 16, bringing snow showers, a sharp drop in temperatures, and high wind gusts across the region. In the Huntsville area, at least one inch of snow was reported in several places.

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US: Winter Storm Buries Michigan With Record Snow 3

A powerful winter storm hit Michigan, bringing record-breaking snowfall of up to 35 inches and strong winds on Monday, March 16. Trees and power lines were covered in ice, more than 126,000 households were without power, and schools and businesses were forced to close.

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US: Winter Storm Buries Michigan With Record Snow

A powerful winter storm hit Michigan, bringing record-breaking snowfall of up to 35 inches and strong winds on Monday, March 16. Trees and power lines were covered in ice, more than 126,000 households were without power, and schools and businesses were forced to close.

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US: Winter Storm Buries Michigan With Record Snow 2

A powerful winter storm hit Michigan, bringing record-breaking snowfall of up to 35 inches and strong winds on Monday, March 16. Trees and power lines were covered in ice, more than 126,000 households were without power, and schools and businesses were forced to close.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 4

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 3

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 2

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Dramatic Temperature Swing Hits Mid-Atlantic as Cold Front Brings Snow 2

A powerful cold front struck the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, March 12, delivering one of the most dramatic temperature swings on record. Cities across the region plunged from record-breaking warmth to freezing temperatures within just 24 hours, with snow falling from Washington, D.C., through southwestern Virginia and into the mountains of North Carolina — and as far north as New York City.

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US: Rising Temperatures Cause Steam to Billow From Snow Piles New York

Rising temperatures caused steam to billow from snow piles in Chester, New York, on Wednesday, March 11, as the region experienced warmer-than-usual weather.

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US: Dramatic Temperature Swing Hits Mid-Atlantic as Cold Front Brings Snow

A powerful cold front struck the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, March 12, delivering one of the most dramatic temperature swings on record. Cities across the region plunged from record-breaking warmth to freezing temperatures within just 24 hours, with snow falling from Washington, D.C., through southwestern Virginia and into the mountains of North Carolina — and as far north as New York City.

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China: Snowboarder Tumbles Over Cliff Edge at Xinjiang Ski Resort

A female snowboarder lost control and tumbled over a cliff edge at a ski resort in Altay, Xinjiang, China, on March 5, 2026. After mistakenly entering a dangerous area while descending, she rolled down a steep snowy drop before coming to a stop, aided by heavy snow coverage. Nearby ski patrol responded quickly, and the woman reported no serious injuries.

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US: Late-Season Snow Sweeps Through Chicago as Cold Front Moves In

Chicago experienced snowfall on Wednesday, March 11, as a cold front swept through the region, bringing wintry conditions to the city.

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Spain: Snow Blankets Avila, Dozens of Snowplows Deploy to Keep Roads Clear

Snow returned to the province of Avila on Monday, with flakes beginning to fall and blanketing the area. The provincial government deployed several snowplows and dozens of workers to keep roads clear the next morning.

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US: Fast-Moving Storm Brings Snow to Omaha Area, Nebraska

A fast-moving storm brought snow to the Omaha area Wednesday morning, March 11.

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US: Winter Storm System Brings Inches of Snow to Denver Metro Area

A winter storm system brought several inches of snow to the Denver metro area on Friday, March 6.

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US: Snow and Ice Trigger Winter Weather Advisories Across Northeast

A round of snow and ice swept through the Northeast from Tuesday, March 3, into Wednesday, March 4, prompting winter weather advisories across the region. This video shows snow falling in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 3.

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US: Light Snow Falls in Washington, D.C. and Surrounding Areas

Snow fell across much of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia on Monday afternoon, March 2.

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China: Xinjiang Hit by Spring Snowstorm, City Blanketed in White

On March 9, 2024, in Xinjiang, located in western China, a video captured a surprising spring snowstorm. Snow blanketed the land so thickly that people and vehicles struggled to move. Cars were buried halfway, and human legs disappeared into the deep snow. The scene resembled a snowy world out of a fairytale. Chinese netizens were shocked by the weather, wondering how such heavy snowfall was still happening in spring.

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GREENLAND

Fjords, mountains and ice caps are seen during the approach to the airport in Nuuk, Greenland with Air Greenland's Airbus 330-800 Neo at the end of March. Aerial view of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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GREENLAND

Fjords, mountains and ice caps are seen during the approach to the airport in Nuuk, Greenland with Air Greenland's Airbus 330-800 Neo at the end of March. Aerial view of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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GREENLAND

Fjords, mountains and ice caps are seen during the approach to the airport in Nuuk, Greenland with Air Greenland's Airbus 330-800 Neo at the end of March. Aerial view of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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GREENLAND

Fjords, mountains and ice caps are seen during the approach to the airport in Nuuk, Greenland with Air Greenland's Airbus 330-800 Neo at the end of March. Aerial view of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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DAILY LIFE IN NUUK IN GREENLAND

People on the Imaneq pedestrian street outside the Nuuk Center and Nuuk Katuaq (Cultural Center) in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 27, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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US: Late-Season Snow Falls in Northwest New Jersey

A late-season snow was spotted in Northwest New Jersey on Wednesday, March 26.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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Snowy Carpathians

Snowy peaks of the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Participants go down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Participants go down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

A dog goes down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

A signpost with arrows for mountain routes in the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Participants go down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Participants go down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Snowy slopes of the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Participants go down a snowy slope during the Hoverla-2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Snowy slopes of the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Snow lies in the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)