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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2025.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2025.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2025.

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Snowstorm in Canada

Snowstorm in Canada

A snowplow clears snow on a street in Mississauga, the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Heavy snowfall in Japan

A snowplow removes snow on Feb. 8, 2025, in the central Japan city of Suzu -- hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential rain the previous year -- in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

A snowplow removes snow in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

A snowplow test runs at a yard of Noto Railway's Anamizu Station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the Jan. 1 massive earthquake, on Nov. 29, 2024, ahead of the snow season.

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Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

Snowplow test-runs in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref. town

A snowplow test runs at a yard of Noto Railway's Anamizu Station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town devastated by the Jan. 1 massive earthquake, on Nov. 29, 2024, ahead of the snow season.

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[Breaking News]Tram snowplow in northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called the Sasara train, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024.

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Nova Scotia Gets Even More Snow - Canada

Nova Scotia Gets Even More Snow - Canada

A snowplow works its way down a residential street as people clear their driveways of snow Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Nova Scotia and eastern Canada get buried under even more snow just days after a historic storm hit the region. Photo by Steve Wadden/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-WINTER-SCENERY

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-WINTER-SCENERY

(240208) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow cleans snow on a street in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-ERIE COUNTY-SNOW

U.S.-NEW YORK-ERIE COUNTY-SNOW

(240118) -- ERIE COUNTY (U.S.), Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow removes snow in East Amherst, Erie county, New York State, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Xuehong Lyu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LOW TEMPERATURES-COUNTERMEASURES (CN)

#CHINA-LOW TEMPERATURES-COUNTERMEASURES (CN)

(231217) -- WUWEI, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears snow in the expressway in Wuwei City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 16, 2023. Countermeasures have been taken to prevent or alleviate impacts inflicted by extensive snowfall and other freezing conditions. (Photo by Jiang Aiping/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning. Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-SNOW (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-SNOW (CN)

(231211) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning. Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HEAVY SNOW

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HEAVY SNOW

(231208) -- BUDAPEST, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 7, 2023. The heavy snowfall that began Wednesday evening and continued overnight was still causing disruptions in central and western Hungary on Thursday afternoon. The country's National Directorate General for Disaster Management said on Thursday morning that its units had been dispatched to 300-odd incidents, mainly caused by fallen trees and branches. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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[Breaking News]Tram snowplow in northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan Kyodo - A tram snowplow, called Sasara Densha, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called Sasara Densha, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called Sasara Densha, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023.

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Tram snowplow in northern Japan

Tram snowplow in northern Japan

A tram snowplow, called Sasara Densha, makes its first run of the season in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023.

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Automated rotary snowplow in Hokkaido

EBETSU, Japan, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Video taken on Nov. 17, 2023, in Ebetsu on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido, shows the country's first fully automated rotary snowplow for clearing shoulders. (Kyodo)

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Automated rotary snowplow in Hokkaido

Automated rotary snowplow in Hokkaido

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2023, in Ebetsu on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido, shows the country's first fully automated rotary snowplow for clearing shoulders.

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Automated rotary snowplow in Hokkaido

Automated rotary snowplow in Hokkaido

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2023, in Ebetsu on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido, shows the country's first fully automated rotary snowplow for clearing shoulders.

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CROATIA-GOSPIC-SNOW

CROATIA-GOSPIC-SNOW

(230227) -- GOSPIC, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears snow on a street in Gospic, Croatia, on Feb. 27, 2023. (Nikola Mraovic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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Snow on Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line cleared

Snow on Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line cleared

AOMORI, Japan - A snowplow clears a path at Kasamatsutoge in Aomori Prefecture, midpoint of the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line (National Highway Route 103), on March 27, 2014. The route linking the city of Aomori in northeastern Japan and areas around Lake Towada, with walls of snow accumulating as high as 8 meters on its sides, will be reopened to ordinary traffic from April 1 after being closed for winter.

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Snowplow in Sapporo

Snowplow in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A train snowplow, dispatched for the first time this season, works on a railway track on a street in Sapporo on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Snowplow makes season's 1st appearance in Sapporo

Snowplow makes season's 1st appearance in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snowplow for street car tracks finally makes its first appearance of the season on the streets of Sapporo on Dec. 18, 2009, in a record late start amid warm winter. The snowplow cleared snowfall of 8 centimeters on the streets using bamboo bundles that rotate at high speed.

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Snowplow installed with brush ahead of snowy winter

Snowplow installed with brush ahead of snowy winter

SAPPORO, Japan - Workers install a brush on a snowplow to enable it to scatter snow on a tramway in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Oct. 16, ahead of the arrival of winter.

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-BLIZZARD

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-BLIZZARD

(221121) -- STOCKHOLM, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks on a snowy road as a snowplow clears the road in Stockholm, Sweden on Nov. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Blizzards paralyze large part of Sweden" (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-HEAVY SNOWFALL

KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-HEAVY SNOWFALL

(220224) -- SRINAGAR, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow is at work on a street after a heavy snowfall at a village in Budgam district near Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-HEAVY SNOWFALL

KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-HEAVY SNOWFALL

(220224) -- SRINAGAR, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow is at work on a street after a heavy snowfall at a village in Budgam district near Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-WINTER STORM

U.S.-NEW YORK-WINTER STORM

(220129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past a snowplow in Queens, New York, the United States, on Jan. 29, 2022. Winter storm Kenan is bringing heavy snow and wind gusts to New York City and surrounding areas on Saturday. New York City is expected to receive 8 to 12 inches of total snowfall from Friday evening to early Sunday, according to a forecast issued by the National Weather Service on early Saturday. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears the snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWSTORM

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SNOWSTORM

(220103) -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow works near the White House after a snowstorm in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 3, 2022. Heavy snow storms on the U.S. East Coast are a major reason for the cancellation of thousands of flights in the country on Monday, in the meantime causing severe power outage in several states and forcing the federal government in Washington, D.C. to close for the day. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Wind Chill (2007)

Wind Chill (2007)

Emily Blunt & Ned Bellamy Characters: Girl & Snowplow Driver Film: Wind Chill (2007) Director: Gregory Jacobs 27 April 2007 Date: 27 April 2007

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Snow-clearing work at JR station in northern Japan

Snow-clearing work at JR station in northern Japan

A snowplow clears snow at JR Iwamizawa Station on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido in the small hours of Feb. 16, 2021.

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Snowplow installed with brush ahead of snowy winter

Snowplow installed with brush ahead of snowy winter

SAPPORO, Japan - Workers install a brush on a snowplow to enable it to scatter snow on a tramway in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Oct. 16, ahead of the arrival of winter. (Kyodo)

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Snowplow in Sapporo

Snowplow in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A train snowplow, dispatched for the first time this season, works on a railway track on a street in Sapporo on Nov. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

A snow plough drives through the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 2, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

A snow plough drives through the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 2, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

A snow plough drives through the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 2, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

Old Town Square in Prague, snow, snowplow

A snow plough drives through the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 2, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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snowplow on a snow covered road

snowplow on a snow covered road

A snowplow rides on a snow covered road in the village of Naklerov, Czech Republic, not far from the Czech-Germany border, on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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snowplow on a snow covered road

snowplow on a snow covered road

A snowplow rides on a snow covered road in the village of Libouchec, Czech Republic, not far from the Czech-Germany border, on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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snowplow on a snow covered road

snowplow on a snow covered road

A snowplow rides on a snow covered road in the village of Naklerov, Czech Republic, not far from the Czech-Germany border, on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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snowplow on a snow covered road

snowplow on a snow covered road

A snowplow rides on a snow covered road in the village of Libouchec, Czech Republic, not far from the Czech-Germany border, on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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