Say goodby to snow in Pennsylvania

"Without major reductions in heat-trapping gas emissions, Pennsylvanians can say goodbye to ski resorts, snowmobiles, brook trout and eastern hemlocks, and expect many more heat-related health problems by the end of the century, according to a study on the effects of climate change on the Northeast." From Report: Pennsylvania's climate could be like Alabama's.

The report discussed in the article above localizes new research findings and identifies the effects in the Northeast U.S of continued CO2 emissions. It concludes that winters could warm by 8 to 12 degrees and summers by 6 to 14 degrees above historic levels.

Western Pennsylvania's climate could resemble the current climate in Alabama with 20-25 days each summer above 100 degrees and 60 days a year with temperatures above 90.