A major study released today (Thursday) showed a direct link between extreme cold waves in North America, such as the one that hit the state of Texas in February, and global warming.
The study, conducted by leading researchers in the field, including the Israeli professor Haim Gurfinkel, for the prestigious MIT University in the United States, showed that warming in the Arctic, in the case of the Arctic Circle in the United States, could lead to devastating cold waves further south.
According to the study, a change in the amount of battle in the Arctic affects the atmosphere, which is "sensitive" to the energy and moisture that are created by the ice layer.
The ice itself, the study shows, provides an insulating layer that radiates a large amount of solar energy back into the atmosphere and shrinking the ice layer can lead to far-reaching results.
Scientists have studied a phenomenon little known to science and known as "polar vortices" and the change they undergo as a result of polar warming.
According to the study, the change in the polar region is almost double
"His research provides two important lessons about climate change. First, change does not have to occur in your backyard in order for it to have a big impact on you, and second, the unexpected and unrecognized results you pay can be very serious," the researchers wrote in an introduction to science magazine ".
The last winter storm in the United States was the most expensive in the history of the state and tens of millions were left in extreme cold without electricity in the state of Texas.
125 people died as a result of the severe cold and thousands more were forced to turn to government centers to keep warm.