California warming more than U.S. average as CO2 climbs
[T]emperatures have warmed anywhere from 1.5 degrees to over 4 degrees nationally. What about the Bay Area? … San Francisco has warmed 2.9 degrees since 1970 and 1.7 degrees in San Jose. California as a whole has warmed 2.9 degrees, which is more than the national average of 2.6 degrees. … What impacts has the warmer temperatures brought? It’s meant increasing drought years, more wildfires and less Sierra snowpack. In fact, there’s only been 2 years since 2012 where Sierra snowpack has finished above 100% of normal.
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