Temperatures in Denver, Colorado, reached 72 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, breaking the previous record of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in 1955. Temperatures the day before tied a 1993 record at 67 degrees Fahrenheit. Christmas Day is forecast to hit 67 degrees Fahrenheit. This spike in heat followed a record-breaking snow drought in November.
Colorado isn't alone in these trends. The World Meteorological Organization has predicted that 2025 will be the second- or third-hottest year worldwide on record...
Beloved US ski area faces worsening crisis as winter sets in: 'We'll be ready'
Central Oregon's Mount Bachelor ski area remained closed well past its traditional post-Thanksgiving opening as unusually warm conditions kept snow from accumulating, according to the Bend Bulletin.
This isn’t the only part of the country to experience an unusual winter.
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A new report by KABC revealed that residents in and around the California tourist resort of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains have experienced zero snowfall — a sharp decline from the usual at this time of year. Instead, the precipitation that usually comes down as snow took the form of rain, which means temperatures in the mountains of Southern California just aren't low enough for the water vapor in the air to thicken and freeze.
"This year, at Big Bear Lake, we've not recorded any snowfall," reported the National Weather Service's Casey Oswant...