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How Snowstorms Can Trigger More Dangerous Flooding in New Jersey

Thousands of miles of tightly packed highways and populated shorelines complicate flooding in the Garden State.

By Rambo Talabong

A person shovels out their car from a snow-covered street on Monday in Hoboken, N.J. Credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
“Wild” ice skaters are seen on Maine’s Megunticook Lake in December 2025. Wild skaters seek out frozen water bodies rather than man-made rinks. Credit: Courtesy of Richard Behr

For Maine’s Lakes, Shorter Ice Seasons Mean Loss of Water Quality, Winter Traditions

By Sydney Cromwell

More than 1 million people skated on the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest ice rink, in Ottawa this winter. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

Can the World’s Largest Ice Rink Survive a Warming Planet?

By Phil McKenna

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

A Tesla charges in a salt and ice covered parking lot in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2024. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates

By Kristoffer Tigue

A view of an ice-covered Lake Baikal on Ogoy Island in Siberia, Russia. Credit: Sergey Pesterev/CC BY-SA 2.0

As Ice Coverage of Lakes Decreases, Scientists Work to Understand What Happens Under Water in Winter

By Lydia Larsen

Cattle graze on small islands of hay surrounded by pastureland burned by wildfires tearing through the Texas Panhandle. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Texas Panhandle Wildfires Wreak Havoc on the State’s Agriculture Industry

By Kiley Price

Smoke hangs in the Canadian River Valley south of Stinnett, Texas after multiple days of wild fires on March 1. Credit: Justin Rex/The Texas Tribune

Record Winter Heat, Dry Air Helped Drive Panhandle Fire Risk

By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

A skier makes their way through the trails at the Korkki Nordic Ski Center near Duluth, Minn. Credit: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

Karla Perez and Esperanza Gonzalez stay in their apartment during power outage caused by the winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston, Texas. A winter storm has brought historic cold weather, power outages and traffic accidents to Texas. Credit: Go Nakamura/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: Explaining the Crisis in Texas

By Dan Gearino

Maggie Olson, left, and Krista Newton enjoy a walk on the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, while they make the most of the sunny skies and temperatures above 60 degrees Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Credit: Alton Strupp/Courier Journal

In Dozens of Cities East of the Mississippi, Winter Never Really Happened

By James Bruggers

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