United Press International: The dramatic rate of melting of arctic sea ice due to climate change could have effects closer to home than millions of Americans might think, scientists say. The melting of the ice could set the stage for severe winters in the Northern Hemisphere's middle latitudes, with events like the "Snowmageddon" that hit Washington Feb. 3, 2010, researchers at Cornell University reported Wednesday. "Everyone thinks of arctic climate change as this remote phenomenon that has little effect on our everyday...
URL: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/06/06/Melting-ice-could-bring-cold-US-winters/UPI-91961339013467/
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