What it means The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are typically projected to increase in response to global warming; and the data of this study suggest that - with respect to U. On the other hand, the study's authors suggest that the reported increase in blizzard frequency may well be due to an observational bias that developed over the years, for which there is a known analogue in the historical observation of tornados.
That this possibility is likely a probability is suggested by the study of Gulev et al. Blizzard Statistics Reference Schwartz, R. Probably not the best time to point this out, but there is some long-range guidance suggesting potentially noreaster number four about a week from now.
Stay tuned. A snowstorm a week from today? Sara is an associate editor at PopSci where she writes about everything from vaccine hesitancy to extreme animal sex. Contact the author here. Republicans and Democrats have both made appearances in Glasgow for the giant climate conference.
The quasar J is 13 billion light-years away from Earth. But it still can reveal a lot about our own universe. But from to now, that figure is The increase in number, as USA Today reports, currently has two possible explanations according to Dr. Coleman: One, there may just be better documentation of storms nowadays, or two, it has something to do with a phenomenon called sunspots. They can measure up to 31, miles in diameter, shrinking and expanding as they come and go. Scientists do not fully understand their origins, but they occur over regions of intense magnetic activity.
By recording daily observations of sunspots, a practice that dates back to Galileo, scientists have been able to calculate a year sunspot cycle in which the number of sunspots waxes and wanes. As sunspot activity was low in the mids and the mids, as well as now, Coleman projects that fewer sunspots correlate with greater snow storms.
Other scientists suggest that the blitz in snowstorms may be attributed to macro climate patterns in the ocean and the atmosphere. Brad Anderson, a meteorologist from Lincoln, Neb. Coleman added that a substantial amount of additional research and investigation will be needed to figure the exact reasons for the rise in snow storms.
More than blizzards have taken place in the continental US since According to Coleman, blizzards in recent years are occurring outside the traditional season of October to March. These severe snowstorms have taken place in all months except September and August. The most recent snowstorm on the East Coast had largely subsided by Sunday afternoon. With 60 million people affected, many endured power outages, cancelled transportation, and at least 20 people died in related incidents.
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