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La Niña has ended, and El Niño may be on the way
The climate pattern that tends to bring drier, warmer conditions to the southern half of the United States and wetter weather to the northern half has ended, NOAA said Thursday.
Paul Hockenos: This winter, more than ever, we’re skiing straight to hell
The paucity of snow across the European Alps, a phenomenon that has worsened distinctly since the early 1970s, is almost surely a consequence of global heating. Paradoxically, the ski industry and its patrons are contributing to the sport’s own demise.
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Natural gas shortages hit China as temperatures plunge
Local governments starved for cash after enormous spending on costly “zero Covid” measures cannot afford to keep up adequate supplies of gas.
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Unraveling climate change’s link to extreme winter storms
The deadly freeze that swept the United States was extraordinary, but while scientists know that global warming can intensify extreme weather, the effects on winter storms are tricky to untangle.
What is the polar vortex? And other cold-weather climate questions
As much of the United States plunges into a deep freeze, scientists continue to debate how rapid Arctic warming is playing a role.
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The Arctic is becoming wetter and stormier, scientists warn
In their annual assessment of the region and its climate, researchers highlighted new signs of a huge transformation underway.
A vivid view of extreme weather: temperature records in the U.S. in 2021
Last year, the U.S. saw some of the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded, with numerous records broken by double digits, a Times analysis found.
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