There is definitely a major rearranging of the weather pattern around the northern hemisphere underway. It is going to take a week to settle in. We won’t get as warm as some of the forecasts you’ll see going forward,

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A major winter storm set to slam the U.S. later this week has shifted its path slightly.

Because bone-shattering cold occurs less frequently, Americans are experiencing it more intensely now than they did in the past, several experts in weather and behavior said. But the longer the current icy blast lasts – sub-freezing temperatures are forecast to stick around in many places — the easier it should become to tolerate.

President Trump cited a major winter storm​ as evidence to suggest that global warming does not exist — a misleading claim that has been consistently debunked by climate experts.

Beyond snow and ice, scientists point to a broader trend: winters are getting shorter. Research examining subsurface water temperatures in Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior shows that winter conditions are roughly 14 days shorter now than they were in the mid-1990s.

The weather story for the second half of this week is bitter Arctic cold once again. There continues to be signs the cold will let up a touch, but possibly be replaced by a snowier and wetter pattern.