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Topic: Winter

A frozen Chicago lakefront. Even as the Arctic warms, cities in the Northern Hemisphere have experienced outbreaks of extremely cold weather during the last several winters.

Study: Sea ice loss likely no factor in cold Northern Hemisphere winters

June 1, 2016

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A frozen Chicago lakefront. Even as the Arctic warms, cities in the Northern Hemisphere have experienced outbreaks of extremely cold weather during the last several winters.

This isn't Punxsutawney Phil, but he (or she) sure is cute.

Groundhog Day: How seeing shadows, or not, stacks up against history

February 2, 2016

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historic climate record

This isn't Punxsutawney Phil, but he (or she) sure is cute.

Winter scene on the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Strong El Niño sets the stage for 2015-2016 winter weather

October 15, 2015

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

climate outlooks

Winter scene on the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Microscopic view of snowflakes by Wilson Bentley. From the Annual Summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1902. Bentley was a farmer whose hobby was photographing snow flakes. Source: NOAA Photo Library archives Weather Wonders collection, www.photolib.noaa.gov.

How do snowflakes form? Get the science behind snow

December 19, 2016

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Microscopic view of snowflakes by Wilson Bentley. From the Annual Summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1902. Bentley was a farmer whose hobby was photographing snow flakes. Source: NOAA Photo Library archives Weather Wonders collection, www.photolib.noaa.gov.

An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.

As mountain snow becomes perilous, forecasts are critical

November 18, 2015

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An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.

Brooklyn, NY, USA - February 13, 2014: Mothers escorting their children to school in a snow storm in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

NOAA: Another warm winter likely for western U.S., South may see colder weather

October 16, 2014

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Brooklyn, NY, USA - February 13, 2014: Mothers escorting their children to school in a snow storm in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

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