Minnesota’s heat waves aren’t getting more frequent, only more humid: scientists

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Minnesota’s heat waves aren’t getting more frequent, only more humid: scientists
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Winters are warming several times faster than summer, a climatologist said. But noticeable changes in summer heat will start to show up, at the latest, by the middle of this century.

Minnesota's 101-degree reading on Monday broke records, but the real story was the swampy air. Minnesota’s 101-degree reading on Monday broke records, but the real story was the swampy air.

“For reasons that we don’t fully understand, the frequency of these types of days has not really increased,” Blumenfeld said.its worst heat wave on record, according to DNR The winter warming is significant, however, because it can lead to a feedback loop that makes warming happen faster, according to Stefan Liess, a climate researcher at the University of Minnesota.

For now, changes in humidity during heat waves remain the most significant change in summertime, Blumenfeld said. Previous heat waves, like the one in 1963, were fueled by arid desert air blowing north and east into the state.

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