For eastern and central North America, 2018 brought the coldest New Year’s weather in several decades, with temperatures as much as 50 degrees Farenheit below normal in some areas. The cold snap elicited predictable nyuk-nyuks from climate-change denialists.

But scientists have pointed out that not only is most of the rest of the world still warmer than normal, climate change may even make extreme winter cold in eastern North America more likely. While it’s still difficult to link any particular cold snap or other weather event to climate change, these scientists could be on to a powerful strategy for fighting climate change, according to a new study.

Source: Linking extreme weather to climate change could help curb carbon emissions