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Winter Weather: The Weird, The Wacky And The Wonderful

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An ice spiral is just one of the winter weather phenomena that make living in Vermont more interesting during the colder months.

Why does it get quieter when it snows? Can there actually be thunder and lightning during a snow storm? And how can smog and flooding happen in the dead of winter?

These questions cover just a few of the winter weather phenomena that Vermont Edition is looking into.
We're joined by Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux and Lyndon State College Atmospheric Sciences Professor Jay Shafer to look at frost quakes, sun pillars and frost flowers.

Broadcast live on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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