Abnormal US winter weather due to Arctic Oscillation – Alaska Dispatch
The Arctic Oscillation (AO) is a large-scale climate pattern that influences weather throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It alternates between a positive phase (left) and a negative phase (right). In its positive phase the AO tends to bring warmer weather to the middle latitudes, while in its negative phase, winter storms are more common in the Eastern United States and Europe. Credit: J. Wallace, University of Washington.
Last year’s winter storms in the northeastern US were due partly to the Arctic Oscillation. This year’s mild weather is also related. How? Read more here.
