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Fifteen years have passed since the Blizzard of '78, when students used the stone slabs flanking Widener as ski jumps and food service workers remained snowbound in the Union for three days; when the snow was so deep that even the ghosts were driven from the Yard...
Since then, Cambridge has endured periodic snowfall; but both residents and weather experts alike perceive a change in the nature of winters here. Snow and ice have yielded to slush, and once-bitter cold has eased...
...area's snow and cold have also enhanced local folklore. Young recounts the story of Emily Pickman, whose ghost reportedly still roams the Yard...
...years after her death, following each snowfall, her figure was seen walking through the snow near the Chapel. The skirt of her mourning gown trailed through the snow; but there were never any footprints...
While the lack of snow has meant fewer opportunities for Pickman to return to the Yard, scientists have more serious concerns about weather. They must determine if the recent warm winters are part of a permanent climatic change...