Advertisement

Updated September 22nd, 2021 at 13:21 IST

United States welcomes early winters as snow hits Rocky Mountains in Colorado

Weeks after witnessing a sweltering heatwave, United States has now been hit by early winters. On Monday, Rocky Mountain National Park witnessed snowfall.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
United States
Image: tomwintermedia/Twitter  | Image:self
Advertisement

Weeks after witnessing a sweltering heatwave, the United States has now been hit by early winters. On Monday, the Rocky Mountain National Park, located in the Central state of Colorado, witnessed more than two feet of fresh snowfall. The sudden fall also affected the iconic Trail Ridge Road, a highway that cuts through the National Park, leading authorities to close it for a brief time. 

Late on Sunday, a cold weather front moved southward from Wyoming to Colorado, presenting a glimpse of early winters in the country. The National Weather Services (NWS) for Boulder municipality issued a frost advisory, mainly for Weld and Lincoln counties. 

Mercury continued to remain low across the Rockies on Tuesday (local time). According to Xinhua, the temperature in Marble plunged to 26 degrees Fahrenheit in the wee hours of September 21. Areas in the vicinity also remained affected.  Meanwhile, the snow fall was welcomed by skiers, who expect to start the sport in the coming two  months. Multiple photos and videos that surfaced on the internet showed mountain peaks draped in white sheets of snow. 

Effects of Climate Change? 

The early winters come after a heat wave devastrated US and Canada in June. Recently, a climatologist from the University of Oxford, Frederike Otto said that Climate change played a key role in this extreme heatwave. Climate change has two sources, global warming and human-induced emissions like the burning of fossil fuels, energy consumption, synthetic agricultural methods, and deforestation. These sources have led to an unprecedented impact on the global climate leading to drastic temperature changes across the globe.

Scientists have observed two-times the expected rise in temperature on land. This has amplified the causing of desertification, wildfires, and heatwaves. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the global rise in temperature is about 1.2 degrees Celsius and at the same rate, it can rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and beyond. Multiple independently produced instrumental datasets show that the climate system is warming, with the 2009–2018 decade being 0.93 ± 0.07 °C (1.67 ± 0.13 °F) warmer than the pre-industrial baseline (1850–1900). Currently, surface temperatures are rising by about 0.2 °C (0.36 °F) per decade, with 2020 reaching a temperature of 1.2 °C (2.2 °F) above pre-industrial.[13] Since 1950, the number of cold days and nights has decreased, and the number of warm days and nights has increased.

Image: tomwintermedia/Twitter 

Advertisement

Published September 22nd, 2021 at 13:21 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

After Supriya Shrinate, Another Congress Leader Insults Women
11 minutes ago
Delhi Rains: Hailstorm and Heavy Rains in Gurgaon on Friday, Thunderstorms Predicted Until March 31
13 minutes ago
Russian Volunteer Corps
13 minutes ago
Force Motors' Q2 results
13 minutes ago
Crew
13 minutes ago
Lok Sabha Elections 2024
15 minutes ago
Congress Press Conference
18 minutes ago
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir
20 minutes ago
Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey: ‘Anti-India’ Bangladesh Journalist Who Questioned US, UN on Arvind Kejriwal
20 minutes ago
Kia Motors
23 minutes ago
Kabir Khan
24 minutes ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo