Buzillions and no two the same

Snowflakes are one of earths tiny miracles. They are formed from a clear liquid and turn into a six sided clear crystal that is light enough to fall from a great height without breaking. When enough of them arrive on the ground they collectively form a white blanket. This blanket is an essential part of the system that regulates the earths temperature. So while an individual snowflake may not be very important life on earth depends on all snowflakes working together to do what they do. Like bees and many of natures other miracles we humans can learn a lot from them when it comes to working together.

Canadian arctic Dec. 11. 2009

This picture was taken by a European Space Agency satellite high over northern Canada. At the bottom of the picture you can see parts of Nunavut. The water is Fox Basin which is a sallow extension of the Atlantic ocean between Baffin Island and Nunavut. Nunavut was the former eastern portion of the North West Territories.

This area is now the subject of intensive research due to the fears that the arctic ocean ice is melting and that if this happens the global climate with be adversely effected.