Austin, Texas – Austin broke the record on Wednesday and Thursday, also cold compared to this during 2021.
Despite these record temps, the weather is still warmer than the average.
“When we talk about climate change, we talk about how we humans have really changed the temperature and the season we are experiencing, it is important to remember that in the world Still cool, “Climate Central Meteorologist Shell Winkle said. “You feel those extremely cold temperatures. You really recognize them, because they have an impact on you. They have an impact on our power grid, they have an effect on your daily life.”
During the 2021 winter storm, Austin set records for low temperatures. This week, Austin broke those records by reaching a low of 20 degrees on Wednesday and 18 degrees on Thursday.
Vinkle said, “There is still much science about how climate change actually affects these extreme cold outbreaks, but we have seen it regularly.”
Vinkle says that the interesting thing is that in the last 50 years the data of Climate Central Show, we have started looking at high and low climbing.
“Just since 2020, we have set 109 records, but 93% of those records were recorded,” Winkle said.
Also. Austin’s subfrigering temps are expected to make more pits on the city streets
Instead, Vinkle says that we are seeing the weather “whipping”, because with the low -cold bursting of excessive cold after the record summer, such as recorded during the first week of February when the high temple when the temperature in the 80s in the 80s Was.
“A lot of places in Texas were either for the beginning of the month or one of the top five for the beginning of the month,” Winkle said.
Winkle says that there is no doubt in blaming climate change, with almost every country outside the US in view of high-average temperature in the month of January.
“We know that climate change makes the weather more extreme,” said Winkle. “This temperature can occur, it may rain, it may be dry that we experience in the central Texas.”
However, the American Society of Civil Engineers say that Texas has more work to make its infrastructure more flexible for this extreme season. He recently gave the state “C” in his 2025 Infrastructure Report Card.
“Now is the time to continue the state’s economic prosperity, increase public safety, improve environmental leadership and make flexibility on infrastructure, do not cut, cut, spend on infrastructure.” Asce Texas President Mark Boyd said.
The state is classified on 16 categories from roads and aviation to energy and water. Its energy, wastewater and drinking water were classified as C, D minus and D Plus respectively, meaning that these categories need to pay attention or are “at risk”.
“It is no coincidence that many of these categories are the most affected by extreme weather such as heat and air, and changing use trends, such as skyrocketing demands.” Report Card Committee co-chairman Austin Masserly said.
Governor Greg Abbott has declared the infrastructure of water as an emergency item, but aging infrastructure is just an issue that is facing a growing population.
“By incorporating flexibility in the design and maintenance of our infrastructure systems, they should be responsible for environmental effects such as increase in sea level, increased heat, extended drought and more intense rainfall.” Another co-chairman Giselda Gonzalas said.
Winkle says that as the weather is changing, we should continue to change with it.
Winkle said, “We still have the ability as osteinites, as the city, it is together, you know, trying to turn that curve and bring back those temperatures around the city For what we know and love, “said Winkle.
