silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 months agoWhy we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levelswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkWhy we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levelswww.cnn.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareramble81linkfedilinkarrow-up20·10 months agoTL;DR, a warming planet causes the jet stream to weaken. The jet stream keeps cold air in place and weakening allows it to move farther south.
TL;DR, a warming planet causes the jet stream to weaken. The jet stream keeps cold air in place and weakening allows it to move farther south.