winter
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Environment
A twice as severe winter is about to hit much of the U.S. with snow, ice and biting cold.
People walk nearly half a mile from a grocery store to their homes as steam from underground vents rises behind them in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File Meteorologists predict that strong snow and ice storms and subsequent bitter cold will soon hit two-thirds of the eastern United States as frigid air…
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Environment
Researchers discover the role of absorbent aerosols in winter fog formation
(A) Average BC and POA concentration profiles with error shadows in FBASE and (B) temperature by AARI as a function of near-surface (PM2.5) in NCP from December 5 to March 6, 2015. Vertical distribution of changes 2016. The dashed line in B represents the PBLH of FBASE. The red line with error bars shows the vertical profile of daytime BC…
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Earth
What is La Niña? Experts explain how the weather pattern can affect your winter plans
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This winter’s La Niña forecast could bring more snow than usual to the northwestern United States and drier, warmer weather to the south. But Northeastern University professor Samuel Munoz said he would be wary of planning skiing or beach vacations near La Niña, a periodic weather pattern caused by the cooling of the Pacific Ocean. “Not…
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