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Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’

  • Written by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’Rain or snow? As global temperatures rise, cities accustomed to snowy winters will see more rain and ice storms during the winter months.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and...

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