EPISODE · Jan 30, 2022 · 3 MIN
Warm Winters
from Climate Focused Future · host Robin Hess
Although it's been pretty snowy here on the East Coast of the United States recently, our winter didn't start out this warm. In fact, Christmas Day was a mild 60 degrees fahrenheit. What weather systems impact our average temperatures, and what does human-caused climate change have to do with this? Learn more here: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-el-nino-and-what-are-its-effects https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/12/07/warm-winter-weather-united-states/ https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-polar-vortex
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Although it's been pretty snowy here on the East Coast of the United States recently, our winter didn't start out this warm. In fact, Christmas Day was a mild 60 degrees fahrenheit. What weather systems impact our average temperatures, and what does human-caused climate change have to do with this? Learn more here: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-el-nino-and-what-are-its-effects https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/12/07/warm-winter-weather-united-states/ https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-polar-vortex
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