AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Winters are getting shorter across most U.S. cities
Data: Climate Central ; Note: Winter temperature threshold based on the coldest 90-day window; Map: Jacque Schrag/Axios This winter has been brutally cold, snowy and icy for millions of Americans — yet winters are getting shorter across most U.S. cities amid climate change. - That's per a new analysis based on temperatures rather than calendar dates from Climate Central, a climate research group. Driving the news: Compared to the 1970-1997 period, winters are now shorter in 80% of the 245 U.S. cities analyzed in the report. - Among those 195 cities, winter lasts for nine fewer days on average. How it works: Climate Central defined "winter" as the coldest 90 days of the year in a row during the 1970-1997 period, then compared the…