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The Central United States is a Climate Warming Hole
The region is experiencing far less global warming fluctuations compared to the eastern and western areas of the country
Weather is notoriously challenging to predict. Even with today’s advanced technology, meteorologists’ predictions lose accuracy after a few days — and global warming only makes the weather even more unpredictable. These days, accurately predicting weather patterns has gone from the mundane to sometimes life-or-death decisions — like whether to evacuate or prepare for a significant climate event.
We thought we understood pretty well how the climate works, but global warming shows us how little we really know. However, the increase — both in frequency and intensity — of extreme climate events also illuminates strange areas, not because of any severe weather but because of the absence of it.
Warming World
The science is in, and it overwhelmingly shows that global warming is real, and it’s already begun. In 2015, country leaders gathered at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), where they created the Paris Agreement with the shared goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C (35.6°F) below preindustrial temperatures and then try to keep global temperatures to no more…
