If you’re like me and look forward to snow about as much as you look forward to outpatient surgery, then recent winters have been almost blissful in the US. Some of us on the East Coast haven’t seen any serious snowfall in nearly two years.

This is, contrary to my personal feelings, not good. Yes, warmer winters and fewer snowstorms mean fewer deaths from cold and less need to burn fossil fuels to heat homes. But robust winter weather provides many benefits for humanity, upsides that are disappearing as the climate changes and the planet warms.

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Don’t Be Fooled, Snow Is Becoming a Thing of the Past

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08.01.2024

If you’re like me and look forward to snow about as much as you look forward to outpatient surgery, then recent winters have been almost........

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