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Warmer Northeast Sees Fewer Snow Days

Seasonal temperatures are rising .8 degree per decade, 40-year survey shows

By Rebecca Smith Hurd, Newser User

Posted Dec 11, 2008 3:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Winter in the northeastern US is less white than it used be, with rising temperatures and less annual snowfall, the Boston Globe reports. From New Jersey to Maine, seasonal thermometers are climbing nearly 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade, say researchers, who analyzed 40 years of... Read full story »

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