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Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change?

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As the planet warms due to human-caused climate change, the probability of seeing snow at Christmas is becoming increasingly unlikely.

In the U.S. , climate change is already impacting the amount of snow that falls across the country.

On average, only about a third of the Lower 48 has snow on the ground on Christmas Day .

On average, about 38% of the Lower 48 has an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day .

Since 2003 , those percentages have varied widely from year to year.

From 1972 to 2013 , the U.S. snow cover season became shorter by nearly two weeks , on average.