In the middle of a cold winter, a little global warming might sound like a good alternative. But increased temperatures lead to greater melting of ice and snow. And as meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky points out, that melting can have serious ramifications.
Earlier snowmelt means no more slipping on ice or shoveling driveways, right? That may be true, but it can also have devastating consequences.
MoreThe beginning of April marks the end of the winter wet season across the West, the time of year when much of the region sees the bulk of its precipitation. But for the third winter in a row, that wet season has come up dry, extending the terrible drought that is now in its fourth year. At the end of the rainy season, drought covers nearly
MoreIt’s been a snowy winter for many areas of the United States, and snow cover still lingers across a quarter of the country. But the broader trend in spring snow extent across the whole Northern Hemisphere paints a different climatological picture. The graphics here show the effect a warming planet has had on spring snow cover and provide an
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The first flakes have already begun falling from New Jersey up through Boston. Flights in the Northeast are being cancelled left and right. Store shelves have been cleared of bread and milk. The blizzard is coming. An intense nor’easter is slated to drop snowfalls ranging from a few inches to around 3 feet in the worst-hit spots from Monday through
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