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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

Climate change is affecting how much time people spend outside - and its coming for southern porch season

In an increasingly warming world, Americans living across the southern states are expected to see a decrease in the number of days they can happily spend outdoors each year.

Climate change is having a major impact on the world, and that includes global temperatures. That has led to warm days deeper in the year in some US regions, allowing more outdoor activities - or remaining too hot in others to pleasantly be outside. Now, researchers have been able to quantify which regions are seeing a change in the number of “outdoor days.”

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