Temperatures in the Northeast are rising much faster than the global average due to climate change, a new study says.
In the report by the University of Massachusetts, climate scientists found that the region’s temperatures are projected to rise an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2025.
“The Eastern U.S. is projected to experience wetter winters,” scientist Ambarish Karmalkar and geosciences professor Raymond Bradley said.
Karmalkar said in an email that winter warming is “considerably higher in the Northeast and that is contributing to the overall higher warming in the region.”
“It is very likely related to reduction in snow cover in the future,” he added.
Scientists have called for a global reduction in carbon emissions.
The hope, they say, is to limit global warming to under 3.6 degrees and avoid potentially catastrophic effects such as the rise in sea levels.
Source:-nydailynews
In the report by the University of Massachusetts, climate scientists found that the region’s temperatures are projected to rise an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2025.
“The Eastern U.S. is projected to experience wetter winters,” scientist Ambarish Karmalkar and geosciences professor Raymond Bradley said.
Karmalkar said in an email that winter warming is “considerably higher in the Northeast and that is contributing to the overall higher warming in the region.”
“It is very likely related to reduction in snow cover in the future,” he added.
Scientists have called for a global reduction in carbon emissions.
The hope, they say, is to limit global warming to under 3.6 degrees and avoid potentially catastrophic effects such as the rise in sea levels.
Source:-nydailynews
