Our 14th warmest winter on record warns what will likely be coming climatologist says

Chicago had an unusually mild winter this season — the 14th warmest on record going back to 1872. It’s a phenomenon that state climatologist Trent Ford said is likely to become more frequent. “The impacts of climate change are not just 30 or 50 years away; we’re seeing them today,” Ford said. “Seeing warmer winters like what we had this winter sort of warns what will likely be coming in the coming decades.” The average temperature this winter was 38.1 degrees, which is 3.7 degrees above normal. While less of an immediate concern than warm summers, these types of mild…