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

A new study shows how global warming is driving more polar vortex disruptions like the one that froze Texas earlier this year.

By Bob Berwyn

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
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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