What little snow has fallen in recent weeks has disappeared, leaving inviting surfaces and smooth terrain to explore.

Gusty winds and precipitation began pounding Finland from the southwest on Wednesday morning.

Last week’s storm was the most fatal natural disaster to Iceland’s horses in decades. The situation was worst in Vestur- and Austur Húnavatnssýsla, but horses died elsewhere around the country as well.

Hundreds of ice balls could be seen floating on the beach at Ohtakari island in Finland’s Bay of Bothnia.

Night-time temperatures have been cold enough for snow but the snow quickly melts by morning.

Most of Anchorage is currently covered in ice, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to ski.

Poor trail conditions have pushed the Kuskokwim 300 Season Opener race back another week.

This has become the new norm across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Late winters and sudden thawing have turned roads into slush and made rivers and sloughs, which are necessary for travel, less safe because they take longer to freeze.

Travelers need to stay off Straight Slough, which flows into the main Kuskokwim River near Bethel.

After being buried, the trapped hiker was able to kick his legs free. A hiker passing by spotted his feet sticking out of the snow.

Amazing footage shows the bears just 150 metres from the nearest house as shooting is criticised - but does little to deter predators.

Nearly 60 polar bears have been stranded on the Arctic coast near a remote village in Russia's Far East after warm winter weather hampered their hunting routine.

Open water over the ocean creates conditions that lead to hoar frost and rime ice. These conditions impact travel and are expected to become more common as ice forms later in Norton Sound.

A severe and sudden snow storm caused traffic jams and road accidents. From Nov. 11 to Nov. 13 alone, more than 230 crashes occurred on the roads of Nur-Sultan, according to the city’s police department. Five people were injured in the accidents.

Thawing sea ice may have opened the door, allowing the infection to cross oceans, a new study suggests.

The ice may look solid, but emergency officials are warning Yukoners to be wary. M.A. Chartrand learned that the hard way last week.

The oval ice formations created by wave action were piled up on a Hailuoto beach.

Danny Foster and Mike Hawley of Kivalina were ice fishing outside of town when they came upon something they’d never seen before. Incidentally, similar ice balls or ice eggs were reported on an ocean beach in Finland on the same day.

Pueblo broke a 102-year-old daily record for snowfall Monday with 3.8 inches — and the cold weather continued Tuesday. Monday’s snowfall broke the old record of 2.9 inches set in 1917.

Nils Thomas discovered "sinkhole" in the middle of Finnmarksvidda. Scientists have long warned against this, and now it happened.