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The West is experiencing its most severe megadrought in a millennium, according to a new study. Scientists say climate change is playing a major role.
The West is experiencing its most severe megadrought in a millennium, according to a new study. Scientists say climate change is playing a major role.
The freeze left us with tragedies and poignant icicle imagery. But such relatively rare, record-breaking cold extremes are occurring on a globe where winters, like all the seasons, are warming. In fact, in much of the U.S. winter is the fastest-warming season, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data compiled by Climate Central, an independent organization that researches climate change. "A warming world is still one where we have many types of weather events. We'll still have cold snaps," said Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist and the director of climate and ener...
A man ice fishes on the Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colorado on Feb. 16, 2021. The polar vortex made its way to Colorado, and it's been really cold. People are getting frostbite after weekend temps dipped below zero, and some utility companies had to urge customers to conserve power when the extreme cold created a regional shortage of energy. The polar vortex is cold air that usually circulates around the North and South poles. The jet stream that keeps the cold air moving counter-clockwise and close to the poles can weaken when its winter in the Northern Hemisphere. That sends cold Arc...