HISTORIC SNOWFALL: Timelapse video showed snow piling up at a Lake Tahoe backyard throughout December, as the area set a new 50-year snowfall record. The total December snowfall was 202.1 inches, the University of California's Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab reported on Tuesday, breaking the previous record of 179 inches in 1970. | CBS News

A time-lapse of the record snowfall in Kamchatka, Russia shows an extraordinary transformation as relentless winter storms bury cities under meters of snow. Over days, light snowfall escalates into massive accumulation, with roads, cars, and buildings gradually disappearing beneath towering drifts. Snowbanks rise rapidly, entrances vanish, and urban life slows as residents carve tunnels and clear paths again and again. The footage captures the stop-and-start rhythm of powerful storms, driven by