A comparison of different school districts show a slow increase over the decades in the number of snow days. This may be due to climate change—the winters are shorter, but polar vortexes and storms can be much more extreme. School…
Rising temperatures due to climate change may mean warmer winters and less snow, but bigger snowstorms. The average snowfall in Washington has decreased over the past 100 years, but the last decades have seen record-breaking winter storms. Scientists are looking…
Just days after Buffalo, New York, received several feet of snow, residents were already concerned about potential flooding when the snow melts. Many people were stuck in their homes, unable to drive to work or school. But as temperatures rise…