Before the eruption a greater than normal amount of snow melting had occurred, indicating the volcano was heating up.

I'd like to be able to hear the snow melting.

With the snow melting, she might not get another chance to discover the truth.

The Prophet said that the goods of this world are snow melting.

Some plants flower immediately after snow melting or soil thawing.

The ground's a bit of a mess with the snow melting, but that's all the better for spring growing.

In the meantime the conditions on the southface had worsened with much of the snow melting and turning to bare ice.

On the other hand, snow melting can require large amounts of energy, which has its own costs and environmental impact.

"This is the time now when you've got snow melting and heavy rains."

This depends on the water getting into the ground all of the time (rain) or only once in a while (snow melting).