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Why so much snow this year? Tribune data columnist Andy Larsen looks at the climatological factors at play that made this season a snowy one — plus some other less predictable inputs.
A warmer Arctic has been linked to extreme winter weather in the midlatitude regions. But, it is not clear how global warming affects this link. In a new study, researchers from Korea and USA show, using weather data and climate models, that while the “Warm Arctic-Cold Continent” pattern will continue as the climate continues to warm, Arctic warming will become a less reliable predictor of extreme winter weather in the future.