Los Angeles Blizzard Warning

Los Angeles is associated with many things: Hollywood, beaches, sports, traffic. But blizzards?

Yes, you read that right! Los Angeles is currently under a blizzard warning with projected snow accumulation up to 5ft (1.5m) in the surrounding mountains and winds whipping through at 75mph (120kpm, just over hurricane force).

Storms like this are especially disastrous when hitting regions unaccustomed to such weather. The last time Los Angeles was under a blizzard warning? 1989. More and more, the climate crisis is fuelling such out-of-place storms around the world. Did you know that warming in the Arctic is directly contributing to this storm through a deep jet stream dip known as a ‘trough’?

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