Weather Report: Hawaii Beach, Sand, And Snow. Is Climate Change Affecting The Tropics?

The literal "Winter is Coming" famous phrase in Westeros occurred when Hawaii experienced snow. The National Weather Service made the necessary winter storm and measured the precise 6 inches' snow above 12000 feet elevation in the islands.

Despite Hawaii's archaeological site in the tropics, it is not a wonder why snow appears in the Pacific. Michael Guy, CNN Meteorologist said, "It usually can snow at elevations above 9,000 feet and some of the summits reach above 13,000 feet."

Snow visibility showed in the summit of Mauna Kea made a spectacular view late last week when white shade cloaked the entire mountain. This simply means that the snow appeared in the islands is not a weather phenomenon or an effect of climate change.

Several questions arise as people assumed that the equator area includes high humidity on earth and snow is impossible. This is proven probable because there are two other places along the equator that snows.

Mount Kenya, Kenya, and the Ecuadorian Andes experienced snow. In fact, Mount Kenya is a ski resort because it got enough snow. It rises to 3450 feet possible enough for snow to develop within that region.

The Ecuadorian Andes itself is part of the 18,996 feet Cayambe Volcano. It is located in the area range from 15,387 feet that mean frequent snow appears in the area. It got a snow cap and maintains the weather condition whole year round.

There are also reports in Southeast Asia countries that experienced glacier rise in the past years. Baguio City, Philippines got devastated with their agricultural crops due to the change of the weather condition. It is perceived that snow will never happen in The Philippines but it did.

For meteorological records, the altitude with the lowest measure that snow appeared is Tampico, Mexico at 22°N. Therefore, this proves that people do not have the reason to panic with the sudden snow falling in Hawaii.