Study: Northeast Winters Warming Fast

January 13, 2008 By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer Study: Northeast Winters Warming Fast (AP)

Tommy Iezzi fishes in Lake George, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. A study of weather station data from across the Northeast from 1965 through 2005 found temperatures from December through March increased by 2.5 degrees over the four decades. Snowfall totals dropped by an average of 8.8 inches across the region over the same period, and the number of days with at least 1 inch of snow on the ground decreased by 9 days on average. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

(AP) -- Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells. Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been.



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