The Energy 202:
Here's where the U.S. is warming the fastest
THE LIGHTBULB
_______________________________________________________________________2°C: Beyond the limit
Extreme climate change has arrived in America
Note: NOAA does not provide data for Alaska or Hawaii for this time period. (Washington Post)
But in many places in the United States, average temperatures have already climbed near — or even past — that mark. These places, where average global temperatures are approaching or have even gone beyond 2 degrees Celsius above pre-Industrial Revolution levels, count as among the fastest-warming places on Earth, The Post's Steven Mufson, Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin and John Muyskens report.
The Post team analyzed more than a century of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration temperature data across the country and found a number of 2C hot spots in the United States.
