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"A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to
a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New
Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power across the
South as ice pulled down tree branches and power lines, more than a foot of
snow fell in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, and many states faced bitter
cold that was expected to linger for days.
The sudden blast may have come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild
start to winter, but that warmth may have partly contributed to the ferocity of
the storm.
As atmospheric and climate scientists, we conduct research that aims to improve
understanding of extreme weather, including what makes it more or less likely
to occur and how climate change might or might not play a role.
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need
to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric
polar vortex."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
