Siberian Snow Cover Theory Proves Less Than Perfect This Winter

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For meteorologists, winter ended on Sunday. They like to cut the year into neat three-month blocks to make research easier.

So, with the season more or less done, how did the theory linking Siberia’s October snow cover with the severity of U.S. and European cold make out?