What is the link between winter storms and global warming?

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Washington (AFP) – The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter storms in recent years, and experts are taking a closer look at the link between these extreme cold events and climate change. While the link between global warming and heat waves is very direct, the behavior of winter storms is governed by complex atmospheric dynamics that are more difficult to study. Even so, “there are certain aspects of winter storms (…) where the climate change linkages are fairly strong and robust,” Michael Mann, a climatologist at the University …

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