Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 on Nostr: U.S. has warmest winter on record – and no, that's not a good thing Lower 48 states ...
U.S. has warmest winter on record – and no, that's not a good thing
Lower 48 states just had the warmest winter in 130 years of #NOAA record-keeping
Temperatures were more than 5F hotter than average.
Dec-Feb, biggest temp effects were in Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast. In February, Alaska was 10.3F warmer than average. It was also hottest February on record globally, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/09/1237159900/warmest-winter-climate-change-2024
#climatechange #climatecrisis #2024
Lower 48 states just had the warmest winter in 130 years of #NOAA record-keeping
Temperatures were more than 5F hotter than average.
Dec-Feb, biggest temp effects were in Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast. In February, Alaska was 10.3F warmer than average. It was also hottest February on record globally, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/09/1237159900/warmest-winter-climate-change-2024
#climatechange #climatecrisis #2024