> If you are one of those people who believe climate change is real, this may shock you

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Christmas heat wave could break dozens of temperature records

Forget a White Christmas — much of America will have a white-hot Christmas.

The big picture: Dozens of temperature records could be broken as part of the late December heat wave.

Zoom in: Thursday's high temperatures will be in the 70s across parts of the South and Southeast, per the latest forecasts.

Daily highs might even poke into the 80s in parts of Texas.
Some areas could see highs as much as 30 degrees above normal.

Temperatures will be around normal across the Northeast.
Between the lines: The unusually high temperatures come as a high pressure system drives warm Gulf air up into the southern U.S.