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A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
Warming in the Eastern Pacific Ocean caused by El Niño created conditions for storms to develop in this region.
Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
El Niño can trigger intense periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves that can devastate marine life.
"The science is clear: El Niño is arriving on our doorstep in the coming months with 90% certainty."
The meteorologist looks back on his career, including his marathon broadcast during Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
CONWAY — Snowpack analysis shows shrinking snowfall totals in the face of climate change but ski areas are learning to adjust.
CONWAY — The leaves are just past peak foliage here in the White Mountains, and the summit of Mount Washington received plowable snow this wee…