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Our Daily Planet: SoCal Snow and South Pole Tragedy

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Snowy SoCal: A rare dusting of snow hit several cities in Southern California this past weekend, including Burbank, Glendale and Studio City. [Related: World's Snow Cover Seen from Space .]

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Brett Israel was a staff writer for Live Science with a focus on environmental issues. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University, and has studied doctorate-level biochemistry at Emory University.