Shrinking sea ice means more-intense storms on Alaska’s coast, analysis suggests

While reliably snow-blanketed holidays might seem a thing of the past in Maryland and other parts of the East Coast—including Boston, which set a record this year for the longest stretch with no major snowfall—a new University of Maryland study reveals a much more urgent winter climate shift in a subpolar region of North America. While reliably snow-blanketed holidays might seem a thing of the past in Maryland and other parts of the East Coast—including Boston, which set a record this year for the longest stretch with no major snowfall—a new University of Maryland study reveals a much more urgent winter climate shift in a subpolar region of North America. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories