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Oscillating opinion

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Why, since around 1960, have winters in northern Europe tended to become milder and wetter? The meteorological conditions responsible came under discussion at a meeting last month.

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Figure 1: Deviations from a 52-year average of sea-level atmospheric pressures over the North Atlantic region, during winters with a high North Atlantic Oscillation index (1 standard deviation above the average).

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  1. The North Atlantic Oscillation, AGU Chapman Conference, Ourense, Spain, 28 November–1 December 2000. Abstracts are at http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/NAO/conference/chapman_conf.html

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Langenberg, H. Oscillating opinion. Nature 408, 924–925 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35050198

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