What Happened to all the Snow?

Posted on Jan 20, 2012 12:55:50 AM | John Entwistle | 1 Comments |

Winter seems to have been on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff at the same time last year. In this ScienceCast, JPL climatologist Bill Patzert explains what's going on.

Related NES Lessons:

• Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology

• Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

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Tags : NES Lesson-Earth Climate Course, NES Lesson-Satellite Meteorology, Science Update

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1 On Jan 23, 2012 02:29:00 PM DereK Scott added a comment on your blog post.

And I thought global warming/climate change was supposed make winters worse. what's the scoope?

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