The warming Arctic Ocean is linked to a two-to four-fold increase in the frequency of severe winter storms in the eastern US, according to a new study by American scientists.
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| Extreme snow storms have been on the increase in north-eastern US, particularly since 1990, new research shows. |
The massive storms regularly get dubbed evocative names such as "Snowzilla" or "Snowcopalypse" when they hit populated regions such as New York, stirring debate over the role of climate change.
The new study, published Wednesday in Nature Communications, noted human-induced global warming was "widely expected to increase certain weather extremes, including more intense and frequent heat waves and droughts”.
Read Peter Hannam’s story from The Age - “Warmer Arctic winters linked to more 'Snowzillas' in US north-east.”
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