Rhode Island

Rhode Island is vulnerable to increasing temperatures, floods and droughts, and coastal flooding Rhode Island’s climate has already warmed by about three degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Increasing temperatures are causing spring to arrive earlier, bringing more precipitation and …

Maine

Maine is vulnerable to increasing temperatures, ocean acidification and the spread of Lyme disease Maine’s climate has already warmed by about three degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Increasing temperatures are causing spring to arrive earlier, bringing more precipitation and …

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is vulnerable to increasing temperatures, floods and droughts, and coastal flooding Massachusetts’s climate has already warmed by more than two degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Increasing temperatures are causing spring to arrive earlier, bringing more precipitation and more …

Delaware

Delaware is vulnerable to increasing temperatures, variable rain patterns, rising sea level, ecosystem loss and saltwater intrusion Delaware’s climate has already warmed two degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Increasing variability in precipitation will likely cause more floods and droughts. …

Connecticut

Connecticut is vulnerable to increasing temperatures, floods and droughts, and coastal flooding Connecticut’s climate has already warmed by two to three degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Increasing temperatures are causing spring to arrive earlier, bringing more precipitation and more …

Tennessee

Tennessee is vulnerable to droughts, floods and reduced hydroelectric potential Tennessee’s climate has warmed in the past 20 years. Average rainfall is increasing, and a rising percentage of that rain is falling on the four wettest days of the year, …

Mississippi

Mississippi is vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding and increasing temperatures - all which threaten the state’s agriculture and energy industries as well as human health Overall, Mississippi will become warmer, with both more flooding and drought. Extreme heat and …

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is vulnerable to increasing heat, floods, droughts, and wildfires Overall, Oklahoma will become warmer, seeing both stronger floods and droughts because of climate change. While most of Oklahoma did not warm during the past 50-100 years, soils are drier, …

Minnesota

Minnesota is vulnerable to floods, higher temperatures, species loss and more Minnesota’s climate is already changing. In the past century, the state has warmed by 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and annual rainfall is increasing. In the …

New Mexico

New Mexico is vulnerable to increasing heat, melting snowpack, droughts, and wildfires - Native communities are especially vulnerable New Mexico’s climate is already changing. Most of the state has warmed at least one degree Fahrenheit in the last century. New …

South Dakota

South Dakota’s agriculture industry is vulnerable to climate change South Dakota’s climate is already changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed by 1-2 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and annual rainfall is increasing. In …

North Dakota

North Dakota’s agriculture industry is vulnerable to climate change North Dakota’s climate is already changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed by 2°F. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and annual rainfall is increasing. In the future, …

Hawaii

Hawaii is vulnerable to warming and acidifying oceans, shoreline loss and species loss Air temperature has already warmed by one-half to one degree Fahrenheit in the last century in Hawaii. Ocean warming and acidification: Accounting for changes in natural cycles …

Idaho

Idaho is vulnerable to increasing heat, reduced snowpack and wildfires Idaho’s climate has warmed one to two degrees Fahrenheit over the past century. Snowpack is melting earlier in the year, reducing the flow of meltwater in streams during the summer. In …

Oregon

Oregon is vulnerable to increasing heat, reduced snowpack, ocean acidification and wildfires Oregon’s climate has warmed about two degrees Fahrenheit over the past century. Snowpack is melting earlier in the year, reducing the flow of meltwater in streams during the …
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Climate Change in the U.S.

Climate Change in the U.S. Across the United States, communities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Rising seas, increased droughts, more intense heatwaves and wildfires, and stronger storms threaten American cities and towns and their economies. And without …
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The Fight to Put a Value on Rooftop Solar Power

Advancements in technology have enabled consumers to install solar panels on their roofs more cheaply than ever before. This presents utility companies—which have for decades monopolized the energy markets—with new challenges.

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Scientists, Leaders Slam Scott Pruitt’s Televised Climate Denial

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CNBC this morning that he doesn’t believe carbon dioxide is a major contributor to climate change. “I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging …

California

California is vulnerable to increasing heat, melting snowpack, droughts, sea level rise and wildfires California’s climate is already changing. Southern California has warmed about three degrees Fahrenheit in the last century and the rest of the state is becoming warmer. …