Basic physics suggests that as the earth warms, precipitation extremes will become more intense, winter and summer, simply because warmer air can carry more water vapor.
Overall, notes the U.S. National Climate Assessment, the northern hemisphere has seen a trend toward more frequent and intense winter storms since 1950.
Late on November 17, the depression was absorbed by an intense "winter type storm" that was moving across the Southeastern United States.
(Roslyn Sulcas) ★ EMANUEL GAT DANCE (Friday through Sunday) Emanuel Gat, a much-talked-about Israeli choreographer, was last seen in New York at the 2006 Lincoln Center Festival, where he presented the formal and intense "Winter Voyage" to Schubert's "Winterreise," alongside his version of "The Rite of Spring".
(Sulcas) ★ EMANUEL GAT DANCE (Tuesday through Thursday) Emanuel Gat, a much-talked-about Israeli choreographer, was last seen in New York at the 2006 Lincoln Center Festival, where he presented the formal and intense "Winter Voyage" to Schubert's "Winterreise," alongside his version of "The Rite of Spring".
For instance, while the Pacific Northwest is likely to see more intense winter storms, summer thunderstorms will probably not increase in intensity, he said.
