Climate Report Says Boston Summers Could Feel Like Miami by End of Century
Think it’s hot outside right now? By the end of the century, summertime Boston could feel as hot as Miami, a new report warns.
Future summers in cities across the U.S. could see even more blistering temperatures by the end of the century, according to the report by the non-profit group Climate Central.
The effects of climate change are not as far off as most would like to think. Summers today are already hotter than they were in the 1970s, with average temperatures increasing 0.4 degrees per decade in the U.S. The analysis shows that future Americans could see an average increase of 7 to 10 degrees in summer high temperatures — with some cities as much as 12 degrees hotter — by the year 2100.
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