Climate change is warming Wisconsin winters faster than other seasons

Milwaukee and Green Bay have experienced two of the five fastest warming winters in major cities across America over the past half-century, with their average temperatures warming by about 6 degrees Fahrenheit.

As impacts of climate change around Wisconsin are increasingly observed, winter has been found to be the fastest warming season in the state. A number of factors contribute to this seasonal pattern, including declining ice coverage on the Great Lakes, where Milwaukee and Green Bay are located. Projections from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison show Wisconsin winter temperatures warming between 5-6 degrees Fahrenheit by 2060 compared to 1980...