Effects on Human Society

Effects on human society

Large amount of snowfall can disrupt human activity, slowing human activity even in regions that are adapted to such weather. Air and ground transport may be greatly inhibited or shut down entirely because vehicle might stuck in a thick snow. But human are resourceful to find ways how to travel in snowy weather and build things such as skis, snowshoes, and sleds pulled by horses, dogs, or other animals and later, snowmobiles. Basic utilities such as electricity, telephone lines, and gas supply can fail in these snowy conditions.

If heavy snow may fall or what they call “snow day”, gathering such as church, school and work activity can be cancelled officially. In areas that normally have very little or no snow, a snow day may occur when there is only light accumulation or even the threat of snowfall, since those areas are unprepared to handle any amount of snow. In some areas, such as some states in the United States, schools are given a yearly quota of snow days (or "calamity days"). Once the quota is exceeded, the snow days must be made up. In other areas, all snow days must be made up.

Accumulate snow is removed by shovel or snowplow, in some country there are truck removing snow to make the travel easier and safer. In other country with abundant snowfall, they gather snow and store it to be used for summer.

Agriculture

Snowfall can be beneficial to agriculture, serves as a thermal insulator, conserving the heat of the Earth and protecting crops from freezing. Other areas will depend on accumulated snow that will melt in time of spring, providing water to the plants.

Recreation

Making a giant snowball played by most of the children and making a snow angel and snowman as a accent to their home.
Many winter sports, such as skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing depend upon snow.