Northeast Blizzard: Nature + Climate Change = Worse

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2015—The massive winter storm predicted to engulf the entire Northeast is the result of a “bombogenesis,” which occurs when a storm takes on an explosive nature.

Below is a statement by Robert Mera, a Union of Concerned Scientists Kendall fellow and meteorologist.

“It’s a natural phenomenon—a dramatic and rapid drop in pressure—that is making this blizzard so bad. 

“Climate change, in this case, is playing a more subtle role. It has contributed to…