ON PBS WISCONSIN AND ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
ALSO ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
STATE, TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE
MIGHT BE FREEZING BUT FOR TWO
WISCONSIN CITIES THE AVERAGE
WINTER TEMPERATURE HAS INCREASED
MORE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
NATHAN MORE.
>> WILL WILL AND GREEN BAY HAVE
SEEN AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURES
INCREASE BY 6.1 DEGREES AND 5.7
DEGREES SINCE 1970.
THAT MAKES MILWAUKEE THE SECOND
FASTEST WARMING CITY AND GREEN
BAY THE FIFTH.
PART OF THE CLIMBING TEMPERATURE
COMES FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WHICH
IS SEEING A DECLINE IN ICE
COVERAGE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS.
HOWEVER, WISCONSIN'S COAST ISN'T
THE ONLY AREA WITH QUICKLY
RISING THERMOMETERS.
THE NORTHWEST HAS SEEN WARMER
WINTER DAYS THAN SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN A TREND EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR DECADES.
WITH RISING TEMPERATURES COMES
CONCERNS.
WINTER WAVES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
CRASH TO SHORELINES SPEEDING UP
EROSION AND DAMAGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WARMER
WEATHER WILL EVENTUALLY MEAN
LESS SNOW HARMING WILDLIFE.
WITHOUT DRASTIC CHANGE WISCONSIN
WILL WARM UP TO 8 DEGREES THIS