Climate change can be linked to this nor’easter (the bombogenesis, if you prefer)
Last Updated: Jan. 29, 2022 at 11:22 a.m. ET
First Published: Jan. 28, 2022 at 2:23 p.m. ET
By Rachel Koning Beals
A warmer Earth will increase weather extremes, even if overall snowfall declines, scientists say
A supermarket parking lot is plowed during a major snowstorm in Setauket, New York. A powerful nor’easter brought blinding blizzard conditions with high winds causing widespread power outages to much of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast. Getty Images
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That’s not the sound of a howling wind — it’s thousands of climate-change scientists clapping back at the idea the nor’easter that blanketed several states refutes global-warming warnings.
A powerful winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Friday night into Saturday, encasing Virginia to Maine in blizzard conditions. Airlines canceled more than 4,500 flights at some of the nation’s busiest airports, according to FlightAware.
Read: Winter storm churns up U.S. East Coast with deep snow, high winds
Heavy snowfall and its accompanying chilly conditions often spark remarks to the tune of “so much for global warming” or other collective shoulder-shrugging that frustrates environmental groups and the scientific community.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/thats-right-climate-change-can-be-linked-to-this-noreaster-the-bombogenesis-if-you-prefer-11643397858
