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A Mount Washington meteorologist sees sunrise, the Northern Lights and climate change - The Union Leader
A Mount Washington meteorologist sees sunrise, the Northern Lights and climate change | Environment | unionleader.com
Mount Washington provides a close-up view of Alpine weather, and 90 years of Mount Washington Observatory data provides a window on climate.
"It's hard to find trends on a day-to-day basis," said Ryan Knapp, the observatory's nighttime meteorologist. Based on data collected over decades, "Climatologists have found that our winters are starting later and ending sooner.
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