Northern autumns and winters are getting warmer, and their weather is also getting blander. Observations and climate model simulations reveal that human activities have managed to make today’s weather measurably different than it was only a generation ago.
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Stone, D.A. Winter isn’t what it used to be. Nat. Geosci. 14, 712–713 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00832-y
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