Unseasonably warm weather in the Midwest has set records for Christmas temperatures. Minneapolis experienced its warmest Christmas Day on record with a high of 54 degrees, while Chicago saw its second warmest Christmas with a high of 59 degrees. Scientists have described the unusual warmth as a visceral indication of the impacts of climate change.
A scientist called it “a visceral feeling of what climate change looks and feels like.” A high of 54 degrees made this Christmas Day the warmest on record in the Minneapolis area, according to the National Weather Service. https://t.co/T1OktRDSXb
Jogging in a T-shirt in Minnesota in December? A scientist called the rare string of balmy days “a visceral feeling of what climate change looks and feels like.” https://t.co/hzgLMfg2Y3
The NY Times says because it was warm for a few days in December in Minnesota, it was climate change. https://t.co/1lpNu6TleY https://t.co/kTsfGEuby8
A scientist called it “a visceral feeling of what climate change looks and feels like.” A high of 54 degrees made this Christmas Day the warmest on record in the Minneapolis area, according to the National Weather Service. https://t.co/yhBtlcuIo1
Chicago’s Christmas weather: The warmest and coldest since 1871 https://t.co/zC0IPrV8KT
“Jogging in a T-shirt in Minnesota in December? A scientist called the rare string of balmy days “a visceral feeling of what climate change looks and feels like.” https://t.co/WMKtv3MxPa
A cold spell with “near blizzard” conditions snarled air travel on Christmas in 2022. This year, however, the high temperature was 59 degrees — the second warmest on record in Chicago for the date. https://t.co/gk41eacQj0