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Curvy Jet Stream Creates Winter Weather Extremes in North America
2014-04-16 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Last winter was a rough one for many North Americans, with polar vortexes bringing Arctic temperatures as far south as Florida. Meanwhile, residents on the continent's west enjoyed a relatively mild winter. According to new research this weather pattern, brought on by a "curvy" jet stream, has become more pronounced in the last 4,000 years and may become more so as the climate gets warmer. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, a team of scientists including University of Utah geochemist...
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