Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
As the climate changes and weather warms, the freezing line is shifting, bringing rain and ice to regions not prepared for it.
Jan. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
As the climate changes and weather warms, the freezing line is shifting, bringing rain and ice to regions not prepared for it.
While the world can expect fewer severe cold events as average temperatures rise, people still need to be prepared for wintery blasts.
An expert explains why the UK’s winter has been relatively calm.
Sting jets are poorly understood, but could have a big influence on Britain’s future winter storms.
Sting jets are poorly understood, but could have a big influence on Britain’s future winter storms.
The key ingredients for a storm to undergo bombogenesis are an unstable atmosphere, temperature differences and high-speed winds in the upper atmosphere.
Forecasters described it as a ‘historical weather day.’ An atmospheric scientist who was at the heart of the storms explains what happened.
Powerful winds hit a large part of the US, fueling tornadoes in Iowa, fires in Kansas and hurricane-force gusts in Colorado. An atmospheric scientist who was in the storms explains what happened.
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