NEW YORK — It was a wet and mild winter for most during the 2022-2023 season, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reporting the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. this winter was 34.9 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 2.7 degrees above average.
Winter also saw about 0.90 inches of precipitation above average, which makes 2023 the third wettest winter on record. However, that didn't materialize into snow for all locations.
A 2018 study projects both a decrease in the overall frequency of Northeast snowstorms this century, as well as a greater likelihood that the heaviest snowstorms will bring more snow when temperatures do happen to be cold enough.As winter gets shorter, disease-carrying pests are migrating farther north and thriving.
Despite year-to-year variability, long-term trends show an average 22% decline in the annual maximum ice cover across all of the Great Lakes since 1973. On Feb. 13, near the peak of the ice season for the Great Lakes, the combined ice cover across the Great Lakes was a record low of 7.3% for that date, according to the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Allergy season is getting longer and getting worse. As the growing season expands, due to a shorter winter, it means pollen is in the air longer throughout the year and in more abundance due to the extra time for more growth, experts said. Scientists are also seeing an increased risk to waterborne pathogens, like the brain-eating amoeba, and vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria. While cases are still rare, they are starting to spread north.
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