Q&A With A Scientist: David Robinson On Why Snow Matters For The Climate

With a flurry of winter storms hitting the Northeast this week, we had some snow on the brain. So we decided to talk to an expert on the topic. David Robinson is a Rutgers University scientist, and when he's not performing his duties as the New Jersey state climatologist, he heads the school's Global Snow Lab, which provides daily breakdowns of snow cover across the planet. Q: How do you describe what you do?