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Snow is expected to mainly fall at elevations above 7,000 to 8,000 feet, but more rain than snow is expected in the mountains with this system, which is warm and pulling in moisture from the subtropics, as is usual with atmospheric rivers.
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Forecasters are concerned that the region could suffer an event similar to Monday’s weather, when the polar jet stream dropped unusually far south and drew extra strength from an atmospheric river — a large plume of moisture out of the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
The big picture: To the south of the bomb cyclone's center, an atmospheric river is carrying copious amounts of moisture from the subtropics into Northern California and parts of Oregon.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
During the hot months of late summer, the sun can deliver as much as 1,000 watts per square meter in the subtropics — in terms of power, that’s similar to running a space heater every four feet.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
At a latitude of 29.7 degrees, the city is solidly in the subtropics, and much of it is built within 25 to 50 miles of the Gulf of Mexico.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
Over the next 20 years Feller and her colleagues documented the poleward migration of mangroves in North America—and, by proxy, the shifting border of the subtropics.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Florida’s Bigfoot, the Sasquatch of the Swamp, the Abominable Snowman of the subtropics, the Yeti of the Glades.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
During El Niño, the jet stream tends to push storms toward the subtropics, making these typically dry areas wetter.
—Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Forecasters are concerned that the region could suffer an event similar to Monday’s weather, when the polar jet stream dropped unusually far south and drew extra strength from an atmospheric river — a large plume of moisture out of the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
The big picture: To the south of the bomb cyclone's center, an atmospheric river is carrying copious amounts of moisture from the subtropics into Northern California and parts of Oregon.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
During the hot months of late summer, the sun can deliver as much as 1,000 watts per square meter in the subtropics — in terms of power, that’s similar to running a space heater every four feet.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
At a latitude of 29.7 degrees, the city is solidly in the subtropics, and much of it is built within 25 to 50 miles of the Gulf of Mexico.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
Over the next 20 years Feller and her colleagues documented the poleward migration of mangroves in North America—and, by proxy, the shifting border of the subtropics.
—Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Florida’s Bigfoot, the Sasquatch of the Swamp, the Abominable Snowman of the subtropics, the Yeti of the Glades.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
During El Niño, the jet stream tends to push storms toward the subtropics, making these typically dry areas wetter.
—Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“The subtropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20subtropics. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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