Despite a bout of snow blindness, he was able to collect specimens that would ultimately demonstrate Antarctica's links to other land masses.
The Times's Mitch Smith reports: "[At] the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota — a stunning stretch of land larger than Delaware — [an] overwhelming bout of snow and flooding has set off a humanitarian disaster that seems unlikely to abate soon.
Such stories are startlingly common these days on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota — a stunning stretch of land larger than Delaware — as an overwhelming bout of snow and flooding has set off a humanitarian disaster that seems unlikely to abate soon.
Almost all towns and cities across England and south Wales experienced particulate pollution on the 24th and 25th, ahead of January's last bout of snow, but a change to wet and windy weather brought low air pollution to end the month.
However, once a beautiful bout of snow is added to this wintry mix, we often find our feelings of bitterness transform into ones of pure, unadulterated joy.
But Sir Stephen said: "If you have a huge bout of heavy snow before Christmas that will almost probably rule out a double-dip recession because GDP will fall in the fourth quarter (of 2011) and bounce back in the first quarter (of 2012)." The economy has to contract in two successive quarters for it technically to be in recession.
My cheeks soon began to feel numb, and after I got caught up in a bout of descending snow flurries, I could barely open my eyes.
Large parts of Britain are expected to be hit with up to 10cm of snow as the country braces for a bout of sub-zero temperatures, which could reach as low as -10C in parts of Scotland.
Meteorologists predicted yesterday that the current storm, like others this winter, would bring messy bouts of rain, sleet, slush and some snow to New York and the region today and tomorrow.
Seasonal dates of migration to and from the breeding ponds can be correlated with bouts of sustained rainfall, ice thaw, or snow melt sufficient to replenish the (often) seasonal ponds.
