Drifting word not often used in conversation and communication, but it is regularly found in the literature, and even songs.Take at least a children's music Fillipenko Volgina the words: "Sami sledge run, spreads ... drifting snow."What a phenomenon described by the author?Anyone who does not know our information can be very useful.
What is Drifting?
word drifting snow is the same root with the word earth, and this is already clear that this phenomenon has something to do with the surface of our planet.Many dictionaries to explain what the blizzards, use the concept of "blowing snow".To make it clearer - Cold Wind Blowing on the surface of the soil raises the snow masses at low altitude, circling them, creating a kind of air turbulence.Sometimes the wind for a long time may be directed to one side, then the snow more evenly follow air masses, forming small drifts and prisypaya recess and ravines.
distinctive features
Drifting snow is a form of blizzards.Here it is necessary to understand the main difference.To understand what the drifting snow, enough to know that this phenomenon occurs in the absence of snow.The remaining varieties: blizzard, blizzard, snowstorm accompanied by, in addition to strong wind gusts, rainfall.Especially dangerous snowstorm delayed for several days.Heavy snow storms cause significant damage to the economy, it often feels the agricultural sector: the wind can blow snow from the fields, showing winter crops.
Drifting snow in the city and on the nature
inhabitants of cities, especially cities, may not even know what drifting snow, and not notice it.This phenomenon is much rarer than in open spaces.First, the wind carousing prevent numerous high-rise buildings and other buildings.Second, a large number of passers-by passing through the streets of snow a dent in the ground.B - Third, the precipitate is mixed into the dust of the city, the snow gets heavier and the wind force, able to pick it up, it should be more.Outside the city, these factors are expressed to a much lesser extent, so the residents of villages that is drifting snow, well know.For a man, she is not a danger to the inhabitants of the forest - large and small - are usually too.Although in nature everything is relative.If snow and drifting snow swallow prisyplet traces hapless mouse or rabbit, the animal's life will be saved.No prints in the snow Fox Hidden difficult to find prey, one will have to use only the sense of smell.But she could remain without a cheat meal.In the winter, especially when the snow and cold weather dominated, with sustenance in the forest is a big problem.And not the fact that the fox, wolf or any other hunters will be able to survive.But the storm is much more dangerous "blowing snow".Therefore, light drifting snow will assume adorable natural phenomenon.
