"It seemed endless, this winter in the USA. Snowstorms were followed by record-setting cold. December of 2010 was the seventh-coldest winter on record...None of the big US weather services forecast this winter, except for this man. Judah Cohen works for the weather service AER, which provides weather forecasts for the...
Radio explanation of scientists' views of the cold snowy winter by Justin Gillis at the New York Times and the Green blog. Highlighted research by Dr. Judah Cohen of AER.
"Unusually wintry weather in the US are directly connected to the successive years of drought in Israel and the Middle East."
Only the AER forecast correctly predicted cold. Based on extensive Siberian snow cover, AER went against the consensus of other seasonal forecasters that promised a January warm-up.
Highlights findings of research study by Atmospheric & Environmental Research (AER) and AIR Worldwide, a risk modeling firm