NYC is hit by the biggest snowstorm in two years. It’s part of a growing trend of extreme weather events.

A winter storm hit Philadelphia on Tuesday.Matt Rourke/AP Photo Winter Storm Lorraine brought heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures to New York on Tuesday. The storm hit just a few days after a weekend of warm, spring-like temperatures. Experts say such “whiplash weather” events are becoming more common due to climate change. Millions prepared … Read more

US in freezer, while a large part of the world is extra nice and warm? Again, it’s climate change

Much of the United States is shivering in brutal cold, while most of the world is experiencing unusually warm weather. As strange as it may sound, that contradiction fits neatly into the explanations of what climate change is doing to the Earth, scientists say. On a map of global temperatures over the past few days, … Read more

US in freezer, while a large part of the world is extra nice and warm? Again, it’s climate change

Much of the United States is shivering in brutal cold, while most of the world is experiencing unusually warm weather. As strange as it may sound, that contradiction fits neatly into the explanations of what climate change is doing to the Earth, scientists say. On a map of global temperatures over the past few days, … Read more