Climate Impacts Along the Mississippi River Corridor
The Mississippi River basin spans 31 states and directly borders 10, comprising the Mississippi River corridor. The region is increasingly feeling the impacts of climate change.
U.S.
Basics, Communication Basics
So You’re Interviewing a Climate Change Denier…
In recent years, it had become less and less necessary to treat climate change deniers (no, not skeptics) as serious or influential. Their position runs so contrary to established, mainstream science that their opinion was irrelevant and predictable, and giving …
Politics and Policy, U.S.
Social Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon” (SCC) estimates the monetary cost to society from the damage caused by each additional metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere, due to climate change impacts.
Food
Food, Agriculture and Climate Change
Crops and Climate Climate change threatens the global food supply as certain crops become more expensive and scarce, with implications ranging from more chronic hunger to changes in common cuisine. Many crops will see negative impacts from the extreme weather, …
State Impacts
Alabama
Alabama is vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding, coastal storms and increasing temperatures - all which threaten the state’s agriculture and energy industries as well as human health Unlike most of the nation, Alabama’s climate has not become warmer over …
State Impacts
Washington
Washington is vulnerable to increased heat, ocean acidification, increased wildfire risk and sea level rise Washington’s climate has already warmed by one to two degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Ocean waters are becoming more acidic, threatening the productivity and …
State Impacts
Alaska
Alaska is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change: Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the country over the past 60 years. The first two months of 2016 witnessed record-setting warmth and scientists attributed it to global warming. Alaska’s average …
Science
Antarctic Warming
Antarctic ice loss will cause catastrophic sea level rise Despite being the coldest place on Earth, Antarctica is very vulnerable to global warming and represents the world’s largest source of potential sea level rise. Many of its ice shelves are …
Science
Sea Level Rise
Sea levels are rising rapidly Sea levels have risen between eight to ten inches since they began increasing in the middle of the 19th century. The speed of rising has accelerated, with its rate doubling since 1992. These changes stand …
Science
Arctic Sea Ice
Climate change is a key driver of Arctic Sea Ice decline Sea ice in the Arctic is rapidly disappearing and the decline is accelerating. Climate change is a key driver of this trend, with the Arctic warming twice as fast …
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Ice Sheet Tipping Points
Pushing global temperatures past these thresholds can trigger irreversible changes even if we do not add any further CO2 to the atmosphere. These changes may be abrupt or may take hundreds of years, but once the threshold is passed they cannot be reversed.
State Impacts
Georgia
Georgia is vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding, coastal storms and increasing temperatures which threaten the state’s agriculture and energy industries as well as human health Like most of the southeastern states, Georgia’s climate has warmed less than the rest …
State Impacts
Texas
Texas is vulnerable to increasing heat, sea level rise, and severe storms which threaten agricultural and economic productivity and human health Texas’s climate is already changing. In the past century, most of the state has warmed between one-half and one …
State Impacts
South Carolina
South Carolina is vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding, coastal storms and increasing temperatures - all which threaten the state’s agriculture and energy industries as well as human health South Carolina’s climate is already changing. Most of the state has …
Issue Areas, News
Infrastructure and Systems
The effects of sea level rise, more extreme storms, prolonged drought and severe flooding threaten infrastructure systems that provide essential services for society — from drinking and wastewater systems to the transportation that drives our economy and the energy systems that power the national grid.
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Significant Economic Risks from Climate Change
Non-partisan Study Breaks New Ground in Climate Risk Assessment New York, June 24 – The American economy could face significant and widespread disruptions from climate change unless U.S. businesses and policymakers take immediate action to reduce climate risk, according to a …
State Impacts
Southwest
Climate Change Impacts Arizona • California • Colorado • Nevada • New Mexico • Utah The following is a compilation of climate change impacts occurring right here, right now in the Southwest, as well as projected impacts, economic and human health consequences, and …
State Impacts
Northwest
The following is a compilation of climate change impacts occurring right here, right now in the Northwest, as well as projected impacts, economic and human health consequences, and notable recent events. The Northwest is home to 12 million inhabitants. Climate change already poses a challenge to the Northwest, from extreme heat to wildfires, and conditions are likely to increase in severity.
State Impacts
Northeast
The following is a compilation of climate change impacts occurring right here, right now in the Northeast, as well as projected impacts, economic and human health consequences, and notable recent events.