2016 marked the third year of record-breaking global temperatures, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The earth is getting hotter, and it seems to be happening more and more quickly. But sometimes it’s hard to know how climate change is playing out locally from day to day. According to local meteorologist and weather observer Jim Andrus, the rain, snow, and slush the Four Corners have been getting this winter are not a direct result of climate change—it’s a little more complicated than that. He says our area could also get drier and drier in the future. KSJD's Austin Cope sat down with him to learn more about what he meant.