https://www.pitara.com/tags/weather-science/Recent content in Weather Science on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-cant-the-sun-melt-snow/Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:20:47 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-cant-the-sun-melt-snow/<p>There are some things in nature that have a great capacity to toss back or reflect a great deal of the sun’s light that falls on them. One of them is snow. Newly formed snow reflects about 90 per cent of the sunlight that falls upon it. This means that the sun is powerless to melt clean snow. And when snow does melt, it is not because of the sunlight. Snow does not melt on a spring day because of the sun’s heat. It melts because of the warm air from the sea.</p>https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-does-dew-form/Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:52:38 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-does-dew-form/<p>Remember walking to the school or the bus stop on a cold wintry morning? You can see the beautiful crystal drops of dew, and if you happen to be on the grass, they could well be soaking your shoes.</p> <p>Ever wondered why there is no dew in the summer or rainy seasons? Well, special as it looks, dew needs special conditions to form as well. When a warm and clear day is followed by a cool evening and night, which is clear (cloudless), dew is formed.</p>