#weather-vs-climate

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fromFast Company
19 hours ago

Polar vortex disruption helps explain this weekend's extreme cold weather, despite climate misinformation

An arctic blast will bring record cold and unusual snow to parts of the US while climate change intensifies extreme weather.
fromFast Company
19 hours ago

Why is it so cold if there's global warming? Extreme winter weather can deepen misconceptions about climate

Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend-even plunging Florida into its coldest stretch of the last 15 years, potentially bringing snow to areas of the state that haven't seen it in four decades. This arctic blast is actually a sign of climate change, and how more extreme weather happens in an increasingly warming world, despite erroneous claims by the president and others.
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Science
fromState of the Planet
4 months ago

Why Is Modeling Climate More Complex Than Forecasting Weather?

Climate modeling requires accounting for sensitive, long-term variables because small changes, such as global cloud cover, can drastically alter future climate trajectories due to system chaos.
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