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Does snow ever serve as a blessing?

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Snow serves as an insulating blanket, lessening to some extent the extremes of temperature fluctuation to which the soil is subjected, Snow lessens loss of water by dormant plants. It is a primary factor in the location of winter sports centers and so has great economic value to certain areas.

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