The word ground is not often used in conversationsand communication, but it is regularly found in fiction and even songs. Take, for example, the children's musical work Fillipenko into Volgina’s words: “The sleds themselves run, the ground drifts ...”. What kind of phenomenon does the author describe? Anyone who does not know, our information will come in handy.
What does drifting mean?
The word ground is single root with the wordearth, and already from this it is clear that this phenomenon is somehow connected with the surface of our planet. Many dictionaries to explain what a drifting snow is, use the concept of “low snowstorm”. To make it clearer - the cold wind, blowing over the surface of the soil, lifts the snow masses to a small height, circling them, creating a kind of air turbulence. Sometimes gusts of wind for a long time can be directed in one direction, then the snow follows the air masses more evenly, forming small drifts and sprinkling dredging and ravines.
Distinctive features
Поземка является одной из разновидностей метели.Here you need to understand the main difference. To understand what a drifting snow is, it is enough to know that this phenomenon occurs when there is no snowfall. The remaining species: snowstorm, blizzard, snowstorm are accompanied, in addition to gusty wind, precipitation. A blizzard that lingers for several days is especially dangerous. Heavy snowstorms cause significant damage to the economy, often this is felt by the agricultural industry: the wind can blow snow from the fields, exposing winter crops.
Snowing in the city and in nature
Residents of cities, especially megacities, may not even know what a drifting snow is, and not notice it. This phenomenon is much less common here than at open
spaces.Firstly, numerous high-rises and other buildings prevent the wind from roaming. Secondly, with a large number of passers-by passing through the streets, snow simply kneads into the ground. Thirdly, the dust of the city is mixed into the precipitation, the snow becomes heavier, and the force of the wind that can lift it should be greater. Outside the city, these factors are expressed to a much lesser extent, so the residents of villages and villages, what is drifting snow, are well known. For a person, it does not pose a danger, for forest dwellers - large and small - usually also. Although in nature everything is relative. If the drifting snow turns into a snowball and sprinkles traces of a hapless mouse or hare, then the life of the animal will be saved. Without prints in the snow fox harder to find hidden prey, will have to use only one smell. But the cheat itself can be left without lunch. In winter, especially when snow and frost dominate, feeding in the forest is a big problem. And not the fact that the fox, wolf or any other hunter will be able to survive. But the blizzard is much more dangerous than the “blowing snow”. Therefore, light drifting will be considered pleasing to the eye the phenomenon of nature.
