Snow removal
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Snow removal or snow clearing is the job of removing snow after a snowfall to make travel easier and safer. This is done both by individual households and by governments institutions, and commercial b
A sidewalk clearing plow in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Snowblower in Rocky Mountain National Park, 1933
Salt brine sprayed and dried on a road surface for anti-icing before a snow storm
A Japanese road sprinkler system. This system combines the water's mechanical action and temperature to melt the snow. This system can only be used where ground temperatures do not regularly drop below 0 °C; otherwise, sheet ice formation could result (although a continuous water flow would act as an impediment to this).
Deicing
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De-icing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface. Anti-icing is the application of chemicals that not only de-ice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformatio
An Aeroflot Airbus A330 being de-iced at Sheremetyevo International Airport
Econ Salt Spreader
Ice build up in train brakes jeopardizes effective braking.
A U.S. C-37B VIP jet gets de-iced before departing Alaska in January 2012.