Winter storms create many hazards, from slick ice to freezing temperatures. People often underestimate how quickly conditions can become life-threatening
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A powerful storm hitting the West Coast combines these phenomena for a wet week of erratic weather, as a meteorologist explains.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
Costs quickly rise when things go wrong with roads, roofs and power lines. Many of those risks are also avoidable.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
In an era of climate change and extreme weather, a microgrid — a self-sufficient, energy-generating distribution and control system — puts communities on the path to self-reliance.
Shovelling snow is excellent exercise that works the upper and lower body. However, it’s important to remember that digging out from a storm pushes many people to their maximal fitness capacity.
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Director, Climate System Research Center and Associate Professor of Climatology, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
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Professor of Engineering, University at Buffalo
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Manager, Centre for Grid Innovation, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina
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Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego