Five of the six New England states saw record warm temperatures last year 鈥� part of a larger regional trend driven by climate change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) earlier this month that 黑料吃瓜网, Maine and New Hampshire recorded their 10th-warmest years, with Rhode Island and Massachusetts seeing their fifth- and sixth-warmest years, respectively, on record.
Karin Gleason, with NOAA鈥檚 National Center for Environmental Information, attributed the region鈥檚 rapid warming to coastal New England waters, which she said are warming faster than other bodies of water on the planet.
鈥淏eing near warmer waters helps to actually warm those land locations,鈥� Gleason said.
She said more southerly winds are also flowing into the region, which is 鈥渓eading to a higher trend in that warming.鈥�
, but seeing higher overall temperatures.
, Gleason added.
鈥�We鈥檙e seeing the vast majority of the 鈥榯op 10鈥� years occurring in the last 20-to-30 years, versus the entire 128-year period of record,鈥� she said.
Evidence shows that . Extreme weather has claimed twice as many lives from 2000 to 2019, compared to the 20 years prior, .
Just this year, the U.S. sustained about $165 billion in damages from 18 climate disasters, . Record-breaking drought conditions also impacted various regions of the country.
