Heavy Snow in Siberia Could Make for Tough US Winter

Record snowfall in Siberia last month could mean a tough winter in the northeastern United States this year.

Huge amounts of snow fell on Siberia last month, including nearly 16 inches overnight during one of the country's worst blizzards in a decade, USA Today reports.

Meteorologists believe the heavy snow affects the polar vortex — and that could send bitterly cold temperatures across the Northeast.

Temperatures could also be affected by the strong El Niño that is being experienced globally, along with other factors, USA Today reports.

Judah Cohen, a scientist at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Mass., is expecting to have a better idea of this winter's weather after checking key changes in the climate pattern this month, according to the report.

But in the short term, Cohen is forecasting mild weather this winter.

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