PolitiFact R.I. rules Sen. Whitehouse's claim on Bay temperatures Half True

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says if you need evidence the climate is changing, you can get it by feeling the waters of Narragansett Bay.

"Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s," he said April 9 during one of his regular climate speeches on the floor of the Senate.

PolitiFact Rhode Island examined Whitehouse's claim about water temperatures and ruled it Half True. Read the complete analysis here.