For Minnesota, warmer winters do not mean the end of snow

<p>Minnesota winters are not what they used to be. </p><br/><p>The bone-chilling season has warmed more than 5 degrees on average since 1970. Those warmer temps have contributed to another weather phenomenon: more snow — even if it doesn’t seem that way.</p><br/><p>How do we explain that paradox? Climatologist Kenneth Blumenfeld tracks snowfall trends for the Minnesota State Climate Office.<strong> </strong>He explained the connection between snowfall rates and higher global temperatures on Climate Cast.</p><br/><p><em>Click play on the audio player above to listen to this episode or subscribe to the Climate Cast podcast.</em></p>