“Already, the mean temperature in Amherst in winter - for December, January and February - has risen about 4.2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1895, according to a study by a University of New Hampshire researcher.

And, average winter temperatures throughout Massachusetts may rise an additional 2 to 5 degrees by 2050 and 4 to 10 degrees by 2100 due to continued global warming, according to a new report prepared for the state Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.

The Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report, mandated under a 2008 state law, was put together by an advisory committee of scientists, environmentalists, municipal planners, medical and business leaders. It outlines the expected changes in Massachusetts that climate change is likely to create and how the state can prepare for them.”

Source: MassLive