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Study identifies U.S. states with strongest warming since 1980
- •Using 1980–2022 data, researchers found the strongest trends in Alaska, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada; the weakest were in Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas.
- •Warming was strongest in summer and fall, particularly September and November.
- •Alaska recorded the highest historical maximum-temperature warming: 2.5°C per degree of global warming; Hawaii recorded the lowest, at 0.8°C.
By Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy