This is Why Buffalo is Famous for Lake Effect Snow | Compact Science

We explore the science of lake effect snow and see why Buffalo, NY is so often in its bullseye. Some may think it’s destiny that makes Buffalo one of the snowiest cities in the US, but it is really density.
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Geared towards children (grade K-6), their families, and anyone with a curiosity of the world around them, Compact Science episodes frame a scientific concept with a signature regional connection that celebrates the science and history of the Western New York and Southern Ontario region. Journey to Niagara Falls to explore geology, discover the chemistry at work in sponge candy, learn how density is the key to lake-effect snow, investigate the role of friction through the sport of curling, and more.
Compact Science is funded by The Joy Family Foundation.
A production of WNED PBS and the Buffalo Museum of Science.
Host: Sarajane Gomlak-Green
Producer: Christy May
Editor: Christopher Thomas
Animation: Nathen Schneekloth
Videographer: Jim Zinkowski
Sound: Tami Coleman
Production Assistant: Bailey Critoph
Executive in Charge of Production: David C. Rotterman
Music : Licensed from FirstCom Music
Stock Images: Licensed from from Getty Images
Additional Visuals: NOAA, NASA