Weather: How can it snow even when temperatures are above freezing?

So then, by what miracle do these ice crystals not turn into rain before reaching us? Known as "melt season snow" or ...
New Scientist

Snowflakes are making the Arctic warm faster by acting like a blanket

Falling snowflakes in the Arctic are trapping extra heat, which could be enough to speed up the melting of sea ice. The effect could mean Arctic seas become ice-free up to 20 years earlier than ...