Open AccessDrastic Shifts in Weather Give People "Winter Weather Whiplash"
Author(s) -
Sofie Bates
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo112595
Subject(s) - whiplash , extreme weather , meteorology , hot weather , whiplash injury , environmental science , aeronautics , geography , climate change , medicine , engineering , geology , poison control , medical emergency , oceanography
False springs and freak snowstorms can flood towns, ruin crops, and shut down electrical grids. One research team is studying past events to prepare for the future.