Toronto's average temperature rising fastest among Major League Baseball cities
A recent study has found that Toronto's average temperature has risen the most among all Major League Baseball cities during the season over the past 40 years.
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Toronto's average temperature has gone up 3 degrees Celsius when the Blue Jays are in season.
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The Blue Jays were atop the analysis done by United States-based science non-profit Climate Central.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks, based in Phoenix, were second on the list with a 2.8 C rise.
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The average temperatures across all of MLB's cities have gone up about 1.7 degrees since 1970, according to the study.
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The Blue Jays open a six-game homestand tonight when they welcome the San Francisco Giants.
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Climate Central says Earth is already at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming due to climate change and burning fossil fuels. Canada is warming at a rate twice the global mean average, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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