It doesn't look like snow to me either . . . so dense and dry. And exactly why would they pile up snow in a dry warehouse where possibly no adequate drainage is built to deal with huge amount of water when the snow melts?
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Shoveling Out
Photograph by Robert F. Bukaty, AP
A northeast blizzard dumped up to three feet of snow overnight Friday and brought hurricane-force wind gusts to areas between New York and Maine.
The storm, dubbed “Nemo” by The Weather Channel, triggered evacuations along the Massachusetts coast and left hundreds of thousands without power. In this shot, Steve Hull digs his car out from a snowdrift in Portland, Maine, on Saturday. (Read: What is a Blizzard, Anyway?)
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Published February 9, 2013
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Bus Stop
Photograph by Robert F. Bukaty, AP
In Portland, Maine, riders wait at a bus stop where windows filled up with snow on Friday night.
Published February 9, 2013
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On the Farm
Photograph by Matthew Cavanaugh, European Pressphoto Agency
A pair of calves munch it up on Saturday at Eden Pond Farm in Leyden, Massachusetts.
Published February 9, 2013
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Boston’s Icicles
Photograph by Mario Tama, Getty Images
In Boston, Massachusetts, which saw more than two feet of snow by Saturday, icicles cling to a window.
Published February 9, 2013
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Coastal Snow
Photograph by Greg Derr, Patriot Ledger/AP
Homes along the South River in Scituate, Massachusetts, are coated in wet snow. Storm surge from Nemo forced evacuations along the Bay State's coast and flooded area roads.
Published February 9, 2013
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Cold Fire
Photograph by Elise Amendola, AP
Firefighters respond to a four-alarm blaze in a Wilmington, Massachusetts, apartment building amid Friday’s snow.
Published February 9, 2013
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Salt Depot
Photograph by Mary Altaffer, AP
Workers use tractors to pile up snow on Friday in a New York depot. The blizzard temporarily closed New York City’s airports, which reopened Saturday morning.
Published February 9, 2013
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Central Park Sledding
Photograph by Carlo Allegri, Reuters
Adults and kids with sleds arrive in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
Published February 9, 2013
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