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Don’t Be Fooled, Snow Is Becoming a Thing of the Past | the long-term trend is warmer winters with less snowfall (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] loki@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

It doesn't snow in our city but it used to in a village not too far away, and people would go there in hordes. Come to think of it, haven't gone there since the covid lockdowns, nor heard about it from anyone else.

It sucks, as the bigger picture is weather is getting strange and less predictable on a global scale, but can't complain about it being less cold though, for now, at least. ㄟ(ツ)ㄏ