The new study is published in the April issue of "Earth and Planetary Science Letters" 

Editor's Note: Media reports about this research have misrepresented the study's findings. For more information read a statement by Zunli Lu.

The first day of spring brought record high temperatures across the northern part of the United States while much of the southwest was digging out from a record-breaking spring snowstorm. The weather, it seems, has gone topsy-turvy.  Are the phenomena related? Are climate changes in one part of the world felt half a world away? Read more...