The worst of the sprawling winter storm that dumped heavy snow on New York City Monday continued its slog into New England on Tuesday.
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Will Punxsutawney Phil give a pandemic-stressed nation some hope on Groundhog Day?
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New Year’s Eve weather forecast: Snowy, stormy across southern U.S.
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2020 was an extreme year for Earth’s temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? It depends.
Climate scientists are poring over global temperature data, trying to determine if 2020 will surpass 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record.