Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest
An arts festival was canceled early and an international ski race could be in jeopardy due to minimal snow in Minnesota. Other Midwest states face similar obstacles.
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An arts festival was canceled early and an international ski race could be in jeopardy due to minimal snow in Minnesota. Other Midwest states face similar obstacles.
Many businesses in U.S. states that rely on winter tourism are losing money as record-breaking warm temperatures impact at least seven cities across the country.
The state has a long history of extreme heat, including its worst heat wave on record, according to the DNR: an eight-day run in July 1936, when the mercury peaked at or above 100 degrees each day.
So far, researchers haven't logged a jump in days of extreme summer heat, even as humidity increases. Almost all of Minnesota's recent warming trends have shown up in the colder parts of the year.
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