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Cold snap caused by climate change-weakened jet stream, scientists suggest
2014-11-20 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Arctic conditions in eastern United States this week may have been the result of climate change-induced stressors on the jet stream that regulates weather over the northern hemisphere, according to meteorologists. Residents in a large swath of the country's east have been met with sub-freezing temperatures over the past week. And overnight Wednesday, more than 5 feet of snow descended on parts of western New York state. Media have referred to the strange weather pattern as the Polar Vortex and...
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