When most people think of global warming, blizzards are perhaps the last thing that comes to mind, but there may be a connection. We'll prepare for some stormy weather on today's EnvironMinute.
Some scientists believe such weather extremes are actually the result of global warming.
They think warmer atmospheres bring increased ocean evaporation, which leads to even more precipitation. Atmospheric changes may be responsible for the severe winter storms of the last few years. The EnvironMinute is produced in cooperation with the National Safety Council and made possible by the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation.