Rising Temperatures Impact Everyone In The U.S., New Report Says - Videos from The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel
Rising Temperatures Impact Everyone In The U.S., New Report Says - Videos from The Weather Channel
November 15, 2023
A new national climate report released Tuesday shows that the lower 48 states have warmed by 2.5 degrees since 1970, at a rate about 60 percent faster than the rest of the world. That’s not all.
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