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When heavy, wet snow with a snow-water equivalent ( SWE ) ratio of between 6: 1 and 12: 1 ( in extreme cases, as heavy as 4: 1 ) and a weight in excess of 10 pounds per square foot (~ 50 kg / m < sup > 2 </ sup >) piles onto trees or electricity lines – particularly if the trees have full leaves or are not adapted to snow – significant damage may occur on a scale usually associated with hurricanes.
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When water becomes available, either during the wet season or through proximity to rivers and lakes, the vegetation explodes into shades of green with a wide variety of beautiful flowers.
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