Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2024 January 21 [2]A telephone poll is shown surrounded by snow. In the background, another telephone poll is visible, as are some distant trees. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. The Upper Michigan Blizzard of 1938 Image Credit: Bill Brinkman; Courtesy: [3]Paula Rocco Explanation: Yes, but can your blizzard do this? In the [4]Upper Peninsula of Michigan's Storm of the Century in 1938, some snow drifts reached the level of [5]utility poles. Nearly a meter of new and unexpected [6]snow fell over two days in a storm that started 86 years ago this week. As [7]snow fell and gale-force winds piled snow to [8]surreal heights, many roads became not only impassable but unplowable; people became stranded, cars, school buses and a train became mired, and even a [9]dangerous fire raged. Two people were killed and some [10]students were forced to spend several consecutive days at school. The [11]featured image was taken by a local resident soon after the [12]storm. Although all of this [13]snow eventually melted, repeated snow storms like this help build lasting [14]glaciers in snowy regions of our [15]planet Earth. Tomorrow's picture: moon versus mountain __________________________________________________________________ [16]< | [17]Archive | [18]Submissions | [19]Index | [20]Search | [21]Calendar | [22]RSS | [23]Education | [24]About APOD | [25]Discuss | [26]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell ([30]UMCP) NASA Official: Ryan Smallcomb; [31]Specific rights apply. [32]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [33]ASD at [34]NASA / [35]GSFC, [36]NASA Science Activation & [37]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2401/snowpoles_brinkman_960.jpg 3. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suomi-Restaurant/203042349717213 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_pole 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240106.html 7. http://books.google.com/books?id=1vioLQGvvz8C&pg=PA156&dq=+"1938"+storm+of+the+century&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1breUorcC-O52QWuqYGwAQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=+"1938" storm of the century&f=false 8. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blizzard2_-_NOAA.jpg 9. https://tylerrtichelaar.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/marquettes-opera-house-the-1938-fire-and-blizzard/ 10. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b1/c8/e3/b1c8e3101db30b200cec55976b9ec648--funniest-animals-funny-animals.jpg 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1401/snowpoles_brinkman_2592.jpg 12. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/severe-storms 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pApFztL-lsI 14. http://extremeicesurvey.org/how-does-a-glacies-form/ 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100713.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240120.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 22. https://apod.com/feed.rss 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 25. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240121 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240122.html 27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 34. https://www.nasa.gov/ 35. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 36. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 37. http://www.mtu.edu/