As climate change continues to affect the climate, winters in the U.S. are also undergoing notable changes. While winter is not disappearing, rising temperatures are resulting in increased precipitation, which can fall as either rain or snow due to a warmer atmosphere. Recent analyses show that Americans are increasingly acknowledging the impact of global warming on weather patterns, with evidence of shifting storm systems contributing to unusual winter weather, such as lake effect snow phenomena in places like New York and Michigan.
Climate change is a long term trend that makes winter warmer, but it's not erasing the occurrence of winter.
Most of the U.S. can expect to see more winter precipitation due to climate change, whether that be rain or snow.
A warmer atmosphere will carry more moisture, meaning more of that moisture will be released as precipitation.
Storm systems are shifting to different regions, meaning rain that would previously drop over the west is now falling as snow over the Great Plains.
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