News tagged with arctic oscillation

Weird weather: heat, twisters, 250K tons of snow

(AP) -- America's weather is stuck on extreme.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 52

Europe hammered by winter, is North America next?

For the first half of this year's winter, the big news was warm temperatures and lack of snow. Ski resorts were covered in bare dirt, while January temperatures in southern California topped July highs.

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created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 14

New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central Europe

Even if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

What happened to all the snow?

Winter seems to be on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce so far in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff by the same time last year.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cold winters caused by warmer summers, research suggests

Scientists have offered up a convincing explanation for the harsh winters recently experienced in the Northern Hemisphere; increasing temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic regions creating more snowfall in the autumn ...

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists

Climate change is not only making the planet warmer, it is also making snowstorms stronger and more frequent, US scientists said on Tuesday.

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created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 6