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Climate Impacts by Region
What is your community’s plan to deal with the impacts of climate change that are already occurring and will intensify in coming decades
- Following the hottest decade on record, global average temperatures are projected to rise anywhere from 4 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century.
- Local governments will bear the brunt of impacts such as more frequent heat waves, severe storms and floods, water shortages, poor air quality, stressed infrastructure, increased energy demand, and more.
- Read on for more specifics on how climate change will affect your community.
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Southeast Climate Impacts
Severe drought, flooding, more intense hurricanes... >> Midwest Climate Impacts
Heat waves, aiir pollution, heavy downpours, shrinking lakes... >> Northwest Climate Impacts
Reduced snowpack, strained water supplies, wildfires... >> |
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Alaska & Islands Climate Impacts
Longer summers, more frequent storms, melting permafrost... >>
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