The end of February brought an astonishing heatwave to the Arctic. In this event tracker post, we help you imagine what it would have felt like in your neck of the woods if your daily high temperature had been as overheated as the Arctic's.
Much of the southwestern United States has seen below-average amounts of snow fall so far during Winter. While currently impacting ski resorts across the region, the lack of snow could bring even greater problems to water resources later this year.
Early estimates suggest precipitation in the past 7 days was up to 400% of normal in parts of southern California. In hilly terrain scorched by wildfires in December 2017, the heavy January rains led to deadly mudslides.
