One person and natural rock arch with snow shaped by the wind in the foreground, Julier Pass, Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

Church with a snowy mountains in the background with wind gusting on slopes and top, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Wind gusting on Hochgall peak in winter, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

A mountaineer using an anemometer to measure wind speed and wind chill, in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A mountaineer using an anemometer to measure wind speed and wind chill, in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Red Fox (Pseudalopex culpaeus), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Red Cloud over Cerro León (1424m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Entrance Sign to Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) Guanaco in the Wild, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Sunrise hits Andes Mountains from "El Rincón", Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Lake Belgrano view from Cerro Leon (1434m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

"El Rincon" Campsite at Night, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Celsius wind chill chart

Fahrenheit wind chill chart

Cars buried in snow

A snowy winter day in the city

Person walking outdoors in a snowstorm

Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

Wild Service-tree (Sorbus torminalis) in a squall of snow, Bugey, Massif du Grand Colombier, France

Wild Service-tree (Sorbus torminalis) in a squall of snow, Bugey, Massif du Grand Colombier, France

American Bison (Bison bison) walking in snow in winter, Yellowstone National park, USA

A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) in a storm on the Ross Sea pack ice, Coulman Island, Antarctica,

A few weeks after the start of the summer campaign, the winterers who have just spent 14 months at Concordia return home. They take off from Concordia station aboard the Basler;photo), bound for Mario Zucchelli or Dumont d'Urville. Most of them make a sign indicating the village or town where they live, and the distance to Concordia. Concordia Antarctic Base

Frozen ground of Dome C, and sastrugis. Sastrugis are wind-blown snow formations. The wind is not extremely strong in these high-altitude locations. Concordia Station, Antarctic

A snowstorm hits two tourists watching the landscape in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.

A tourist hiking in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.

Landscape in Skagafjoerdur during winter, Iceland. Landscape in Skagafjoerdur during winter. view of a snowed in country road with the fjord in the background europe, northern europe, iceland, March

Farm in the Hautes Combes, in the background : the Jura Mountains, Jura, France

A snowstorm hits a tourist watching the landscape in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.

American Bison (Bison bison) in snow in winter, Yellowstone National park, USA