Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon?
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 16:00
in Mathematics & Economics
In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence off of major roads. Hundreds of thousands of Washington metropolitan residents grappled with the loss of electricity and heat for almost a week.