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New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast

One new study identifies a 17 percent increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters links between Arctic ice melt and dangerous blizzards.

By Bob Berwyn

 A woman wears a poncho to protect herself from wind-blown rain during a rare spring nor’easter in Boston on May 22. Credit: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Crews work before dawn to clear snow from the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as a winter storm hits Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved?

By Kristoffer Tigue

Clean Energy Debate Reignites After Texas Endures Another Brutal Cold Snap

By Kristoffer Tigue
Workers at the Hale County Courthouse in Greensboro, Alabama, have found themselves facing a choice: work in uncomfortable conditions or use personal time to avoid chilly inside temperatures. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Hale Freezes Over

By Lee Hedgepeth
People wait in line at a grocery store in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images

In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America

By Bob Berwyn
Volunteers hand out cases of water bottles to Galveston residents at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark parking lot on Feb. 19, 2021 in Galveston, Texas. Credit: Thomas Shea/AFP via Getty Images

Ice Storm Aftermath: More Climate Extremes Ahead for Galveston

By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News, and Matt deGrood, The Galveston County Daily News

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