Florida’s January weather included the snowfall in the northern state of the state and the coldest month in Tampa Bay in 10 years.
The cool climate may remain in the mirror behind, as the migration is shifted in February, as the municipalities expect the moon to be warmer than usual.
The temperature swing is 180 switches from about 10 -inch snow, which fell in North Florida in late January, and is the most recorded in the state history.
Mexico’s wet bay and the explosion of the cold of the Arctic created a rare weather setup.
However, the fundamental factor of the record snow may have been the world of warming.
Bob Banting, CEO and chairman of the climate adaptation center, a non -profit organization in Sarasota, states:
A part of the bay was running before the snow. Even now, the hurricane is a part of the warfare and other waters that are warmer than average.
The next hurricane season is a few months ahead, but the factors that could affect tropical weather in the latter half of this year have already been formed.
This is a breakdown of the materials connected in January of the record and the fact that it may affect future weather.
Elements behind the snow
The Arctic was punched from the north to the United States in late January, leading to a southern freezing temperature like Florida’s natural coast.
In Tampa Bay, the temperature is soaked in the freezing, and the weather is the most seasonal weather.
“I may get one or two explosions during the winter, but I hope to see it,” said Kyle Hanson, Special Bay News 9 weather scholars.
Hanson said that the frigid air usually came from a dry and cold place. However, this time, the moisture from the Mexico Bay created the best atmosphere for snow.
“It was really the cause of the snow, causing a once -in -a -lifetime event for the people of the pancreas,” said Hanson.
According to the National Marine Bureau, it is like the snow that usually occurs throughout the five great lakes.
Meteorological scholar Bennol, who reported the Washington Post, took him to X, which was previously known as Twitter, and exhibited a warm sea along the Central Bay coast near Louisiana a few days before recordsnows.
“The unusual marine warmth can cause more moisture by storms, as in the hurricane season,” Nor wrote.
Hanson said, as it happened when it snowed, it was necessary to put warm and cool air to get the unstable in the atmosphere.
“But it is far below the normal water temperature on the Winter Gulf, and the amount of air is placed on it. The bay is still very warm,” said Hanson.
According to Hanson, January ended the average of this year’s tampa to about four times. In St. Petersburg, the month ended with the 9th place and the top 10 in the top 10.
How to change climate change causes snow
According to bunting, the cold air from the Arctic rushed into the United States to immerse yourself in the jet flow.
Bunning said that the temperature difference between the Arctic and the equator is shrinking as the earth warms up from climate change caused by humans.
“For example, the Arctic is 2-3 times more than the equator, and probably greater than that,” said Bunting.
He said that the difference in temperature decreased, the jet stream could be wavy, and it could attract cold air south.
Think like a hanging pants, bunting explained.
“Jet stream is a belt and suppresses cold air on the Arctic,” said bunting. “I can’t come south of the jet stream, but when the jet stream becomes weaker, it’s like taking off my belt.”
“In some cases, the pants will fall.”
Climate change enables extreme weather scenarios, but it is still difficult to blame the warm climate due to a single weather like Florida snowfall.
According to Bunting, researchers have improved their attribute science, a research field that links climate change to weather events.
Scientists can perform models, regardless of climate warming, to confirm the possibility that record snow -like events will occur in either scenario.
“What we can tell you is the probability of an extreme event on both sides. Regardless of whether it is a forest fire, a hurricane, a drought, or an extreme water in Florida. All of these extreme events have increased the potential due to the climate of global warming, “said bunting.
See the sea surface temperature
According to Brian Maknoldi, a senior researcher at Miami University, the water temperature in some regions on the Gulf was about 3-4 degrees than usual.
Maknoldy was convinced that the warm bay has led to a record snow, but said, “The warmer, the more evaporated in the atmosphere.”
The water around Florida remained cooler than usual, despite the warm water elsewhere at the time.
“We’ve been carrying over since last summer, and the west of the bay is still very warm,” said bunting.
As of Thursday, the temperature in the central and western areas remained higher than the average at this time. The water area near Florida was still running less than once than usual.
According to MCNOLDY data, the marine heat exceeds the average, as well as the main hurrican development areas in the Atlantic Ocean and the major hurrican development areas in the Caribbean.
Seawater can store heat, and its heat may function as a hurricane fuel. Analysis of tampo times has shown that when the ocean temperature is warmer, a stronger storm may be 50 % more likely.
“It’s too early to say this season, but there are already some concerns,” said bunting about the hurricane season in 2025.
Gloves are currently experiencing Laninya, part of the world’s worldwide climate patterns that affect the weather around the world. Laninya’s condition suppresses wind shears in the Atlantic Ocean during the hurricane season, enabling friendly hurricane condition.
The National Ocean Administration expects Laninya to decline in spring. Between March and May, neutral conditions may be taken over with a 60 % chance. The possibility of Laninya remains less than 40 % at the same time.