Tuesday may be the first official day of spring, but much of the East coast is still in the depths of winter. As with the past three events, fierce winds associated with the nor’easter may trigger widespread coastal flooding. Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist in the climate analysis section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, echoed Mann’s comments. But climate change likely plays a major role bolstering the strength of these back-to-back nor’easters, which have caused some of the highest snowfall records in parts of Massachusetts. But the incredible intensity we’ve seen with several of these storms may indeed be symptomatic of warming oceans,” Mann said.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2018 21:45 UTC