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Like new orleans from big storms. what is it they do that lessen the impact of storms? >> a number of factors, the biggest thing is friction. water and waves are affected by friction. so the farther a storm has to push water across land, any kind of land, the more it's going to slow it down. the more it's going to take energy out of what's known as the storm surge. and there are lots of different calculations about, you know, how many miles of marsh produce how many -- how much less of a storm surge. but that's a very important factor, and that's one of the reasons that the land loss has been ...

Now with a windchill that feels like 39. different than the 92 new york city saw on wednesday. this is a shock to the system but it is where we should be in april. billings, northern rockies are very cool. as far as big storms, don't have any. springle sprinkles here and there, but we don't have any big dips in the jet stream that form big storms or big ridges that give you heat waves. it is watching the air from the west coast, it is just traveling across the country. a lot of 70s for highs today and a lot of 60s. nothing too dramatic out there. a peek at your sunday, alex -- more of the same...

It's nice to have you here. >> it's so good to be here. >> can you explain in layman's terms whether a snowstorm disproves global warming. >> well, first of all, it doesn't, no. but we remind you that global warming was the first term for this phenomenon that we now call can climate change. so it's very reasonable that a snowstorm in washington that's this severe is a result of climate change. >> is it consistent to have extreme weather conditions, like big storms, or even seasonal appropriate storms, and to have the kind of climate change that's been forecast and discussed by most of the repu...

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Getting lots of advice including get to the aurpt in plenty of time. >> stay calm and get to the airport early. normally we say two hours. but with this weather, probably closer to three hours. >> reporter: there are higher fares and fewer flights. a formula frr passenger frustration. one silver lining this thanksgiving, those hefty change fees are being waived. >> in big storms, they are waiving the fees in order to get people to change their reservations a day or two ahead of time instead of all doing it the same day at the airport when there's so few resources to change them with. >> report...