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🚨The warmth isn’t just theoretical — it’s happening right now.
🌡️Across the region, temperatures this weekend and through much of next week are projected to run 8–12°F above average, highlighting how late-winter warmth is becoming more common.
By the 2050s, only 24% of potential host cities are projected to remain climate-reliable for the #WinterParalympics under a mid-range warming scenario.
Temperatures are already rising📈
Since the first Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, March temperatures have increased:
🌡️ Cortina: +4.6°F (2.5°C)
🌡️ Milan: +3.9°F (2.1°C)
❄️Winter sports depend on cold temperatures and abundant snow.
Because the #WinterParalympics are typically held in March, competitions are already close to the spring thaw.
📉As winters get shorter, this raises concerns about reliable, safe, and fair conditions for athletes.
The #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Paralympic Games begin today in Italy! 🇮🇹
But warming winters are putting the future of winter sports at risk⬇️
The Monthly Climate Brief: Winter Review and Spring Ahead will explore: Monthly climate snapshot: U.S. and global trends Winter 2026 temperatures: new attribution report Spring is shifting: what early plant indicators show More details: March 19, 2026 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT RSVP at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-briefings
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This isn’t just a warm spell.
📈#ClimateChange is increasing the likelihood of unusual late-winter heat — and the cascading risks that follow, from snowmelt to flooding.
‼️What happens in February doesn’t stay in February.
🌍For example, check out N and NE Poland: Authorities are raising concerns about flooding as meltwater moves into river systems.
📍In Błędowo, floods have already impacted 24 properties⤵️
❄️Sustained temperatures above freezing mean rivers are thawing and snow is melting earlier than usual.
When warmth lingers like this, flood risks increase📈
📈Daytime highs have also climbed to between 9–18°C in both countries — which is 6–11°C above average.
For late February and early March, those are springlike numbers.
🥶Nighttime temperatures have stayed above freezing for days.
In northern Germany and Poland, overnight lows are running between 5–10°C higher than normal for this time of year.
🚨That’s a major shift from typical late-winter conditions🚨
🌡️An unseasonably warm stretch has been impacting Central Europe since late February — particularly in Germany and Poland.
#ClimateCentral’s Climate Shift Index system shows that these conditions were made 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change 👇
Climate Central Webinar on March 10, 2026 at 1 PM ET: Turning Climate Data into Stories
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Graphic titled “Climate Shift Index Forecast” showing unusual late-February warmth across the Southwestern U.S. for Feb. 26–28, 2026. Maps for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are shaded dark red, indicating temperatures made at least 3 times more likely due to climate change. An estimated 53.6 million people Thursday, 56.6 million Friday, and 51.7 million Saturday are expected to experience this unusually warm weather.
❗Capping off an exceptionally warm February & the warmest winter on record for much of the Southwest
🌡️ Near/daily records 15–25°F above average
🔴 50M+ people/day will feel heat made at least 3× more likely by climate change.
Friday: 18M face warmth that would’ve been nearly impossible without it.
#ICYMI: Check out a new study from @wwattribution.bsky.social exploring severe rainstorms that have put communities built on floodplains at risk this winter ⬇️
The southern region was impacted by an atmospheric river that gained additional moisture by passing over a marine heatwave in the Atlantic.
Our colleagues at @climatecentral.org found that this marine heatwave was made 10x more likely by climate change. 4/5
📊REPORTING RESOURCES + DATA:
• More Frequent Fire Weather: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
• Interactive Fire Weather Trends Map: observablehq.com/@climatecent...
• See how much more likely this heat is: csi.climatecentral.org
Climate Shift Index map for Feb. 25, 2026 showing much of New Mexico shaded dark red, indicating unusually warm temperatures made at least 5 times more likely by climate change. Banner notes this February warmth would have been virtually impossible without long-term warming.
Unusually warm, late-February heat is adding to both today's wildfire concerns & ongoing drought conditions.
🌡️Potential near/all-time record heat 20°-25°F above average on February 25th
🔴 This kind of late-winter warmth would have been almost impossible in the past.
Line graph titled “Fire Weather Days – Central Valley, NM (1973–2024).” Annual hot, dry, windy days have increased by about 43 days over the period, showing a clear upward trend in fire-prone conditions.
U.S. map titled “Change in Fire Weather Days, 1973–2024.” Much of the Southwest, including New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Nevada, shows large increases in annual hot, dry, windy days, with some areas gaining 28 to 56+ additional days per year.
📈Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.
Southeast New Mexico now deals with nearly 6 extra weeks each year of wildfire-prone conditions compared to 50–55 years ago.
That means fire weather is now a concern for about a quarter of the year here.
National Weather Service Fire Weather Outlook for Feb. 25, 2026. Southeast New Mexico, including Roswell and Carlsbad, is under “Critical” fire weather risk, with surrounding areas in “Elevated” risk. Conditions include low humidity and strong winds.
🔥Elevated/Critical Fire Weather concerns in effect from Colorado to Texas, with the bullseye of the risk over SE New Mexico.
Main drivers:
💨 Wind gusts 25–35 mph
⬇️ Relative humidity <20%
🏜️ Drought + very dry fuels
There’s more to this pattern than just today’s forecast 🧵
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☕️Coffee runs thru my veins, I need it, clearly 🫣 But prices have become more volatile, hitting record highs, in part due to extreme heat. @climatecentral.org found Brazil, the world’s top coffee producer, added 70 extra coffee harming heat days with #climatechange. #climatematters
📊REPORTING RESOURCES + DATA
• Climate Change is Heating Up West Africa's Cocoa Belt | www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
• Climate Shift index | csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
🌡️ This week, highs in key cocoa-growing regions reached 92–96°F.
That kind of excessive, crop-stressing heat is now up to 5x more likely.
🔴More simply, this heat would have been nearly impossible at this time of year without heat-trapping pollution.
Map of major West African cacao-growing regions titled “Extreme Heat and Cocoa.” Shaded areas across Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon show additional days above 90°F in 2024 linked to climate change. Darkest red areas indicate 60–70+ extra hot days added in key cocoa-growing zones.
Bar chart titled “Heat Hurting Chocolate: Average annual days above 90°F (2015–2024).” Côte d’Ivoire averages about 80 days above 90°F per year, Ghana over 100 days, Nigeria around 70 days, and Cameroon about 30 days. A shaded portion of each bar shows a significant share of those hot days were added by climate change.
🍫 Human-caused warming is bringing more extreme heat to West Africa, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, the key ingredient in chocolate.
In growing regions of Côte d’Ivoire & Ghana (over half of global supply), heat above 90°F now occurs ~40 more days per year on average.
