"They found that New England has heated up by 2.5C (4.5F) on average from 1900 to 2024. This is far in excess of the global average, with the world warming by around 1.3C in this time due to the release of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels. That is very fast, which is worrying, said Young. The rise in temperatures is eroding the severe cold that New England winters are known for."
"It's really sped up in recent years, which surprised me. Our climate is moving in a new direction, after being relatively stable in the past 10,000 years. Along with the Arctic and parts of Europe and China, the north-east US is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world. New England is now heading towards being like the south-eastern US."
New England is heating faster than almost anywhere on Earth, second in the US only to the Alaskan Arctic, with warming accelerating over the past five years. Average regional temperature rose about 2.5°C from 1900 to 2024, well above the global rise near 1.3°C. Minimum and nighttime temperatures are increasing faster than maximum and daytime temperatures. Winters are warming at roughly twice the rate of other seasons. Long-term records of day and night temperatures and snow cover since 1900 indicate a marked reduction in severe winter cold and a shift toward a more southeastern US-like climate.
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