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Ancient iceberg scratches reveal reverse Great Lakes snowbelt
- May 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Buffalo's legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city sits east of the Great Lakes instead of west. Anyone who has lived through a winter in Buffalo, Cleveland or any snowbelt city knows that prevailing westerly winds pick up moisture from the lakes and dump lake-effect snow on their eastern shores.
Originally published at Phys.org