SCIPP Research Brief – Tropicalization of the Temperate Zone: Spatiotemporal Variability of Winter Warming and Declining Freeze Days Across the United States

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Format: Research Brief
Year: 2026
Authors: Vincent Brown, Derek Thompson, Buren DeFee II, Michael Osland, Barry Keim
Affiliate Organizations: Louisiana State University, HNTB, U.S. Geological Survey, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

This document summarizes the findings of SCIPP’s “Tropicalization of the Temperate Zone: Spatiotemporal Variability of Winter Warming and Declining Freeze Days Across the United States.” This paper investigates temperature variables through both warm and cold seasons and explores latitude changes of freeze days. The Research Brief highlights the paper’s main climatological points and their importance as it relates to the study region’s ecosystem.

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