Burlington winter temperatures rise 7 degrees

Winters in Burlington have warmed more over the past four decades than in any major US city, according to data compiled by a Washington, D.C.-based science organization.
Average winter temperatures in the Queen City rose seven degrees Fahrenheit since 1970 — from 18 degrees to 25 degrees, a group called Climate Central reported last week.Climate Central culled these figures from measurements taken by two federal agencies on instruments located in the 244 Nielsen media markets across the co