Wisconsin’s meteorological winter begins every year on Dec. 1, but bonafide winter weather didn’t arrive in the 2018-2019 season until mid-January. And it arrived with surprising force, as the atmosphere suddenly unleashed a sucker punch …
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Extreme cold increasingly rare for Wisconsin, but polar vortex could be more common in warmer climate
Steve Vavrus was interviewed by several media outlets about the January 2019 “polar vortex” cold surge in the Midwest. His perspectives were featured in NOVA’s Planet Earth newsletter, Climate Nexus, Shepherd Express, and the Wisconsin …
Steve Vavrus will serve as WICCI’s Co-Director
Dr. Steve Vavrus will serve as WICCI’s Co-Director. Steve has been involved in WICCI since its beginning, having participated in the Climate, Stormwater, and Milwaukee/Health working groups, and has a long history of work in climate …