Justin Mankin

This is according to new analyzes and maps by climatologists of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The lack of snow is not so harmless and it doesn't just mean that we will have less shoveling to do during the winter. It can lead to increased warming and disrupt the availability of food and drinking water for billions of people.

Heat waves, intensified by climate change, have cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the last 30 years, a study published Friday found, with poor countries paying the steepest price.  

And those lopsided economic effects contribute to widening inequalities around the world, according to the research.     

Massive economic losses brought on by extreme heat induced by human-driven climate change are an issue now, not only in the distant future.