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Hawaii Had More Snow This Week Than Denver Or Chicago Has Had All Year

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning in Hawaii this week. While that may sound peculiar, its not all that extraordinary. It snows nearly every year on the Big Islands tallest mountains, where the warning was issued. But during that blizzard, which lasted late Tuesday to early Wednesday, the Big Island received more snow…
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It Just Snowed On Hawaii’s Big Island

Residents of Hawaii's Big Island woke on Tuesday to find the summit of Mauna Kea volcano dusted with a fresh layer of summer snow. Considered both the world's tallest volcano and its tallest mountain (when measured from the ocean floor), Mauna Kea occasionally sees snow. But a storm in mid-June is relatively bizarre. The National Weather Service in Honolulu…
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