Why cold air outbreaks are still happening amid global warming

It may seem counterintuitive, but global warming is responsible for the extreme cold the majority of the United States is currently experiencing.

It may seem counterintuitive, but extreme cold blasts like the majority of the United States is currently experiencing will continue to occur even as global temperatures soar to record levels.

While research shows that a warming climate will bring more frequent and intense heat waves and fewer, less potent cold blasts, widespread freeze events will still occur, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Record low temperatures have been present in the past several days from the Plains to the Midwest and South.

Millions of residents in the U.S. as far south as Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida saw bitter cold temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some regions experiencing temperatures in the single digits.