CLIMATE IMPACTS – MIDWEST

Temperatures are projected to continue increasing across the Midwest, with the greatest increases in average temperature expected in northern areas.

Midwest | National Climate Assessment

Climate change may intensify other stresses on urban dwellers and vegetation, including increased atmospheric pollution, heat island effects, a highly variable ...

Midwest | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

At-risk communities in the Midwest are becoming more vulnerable to climate change impacts including flooding, drought, and increases in urban heat islands.

Regional Health Effects - Midwest | Climate and Health - CDC

Increased daytime and nighttime temperatures are associated with heat-related diseases and death in the Midwest. High rates of heat-related ...

How Will Climate Change Affect the Midwest?

Among the National Climate Assessment's findings for the Midwest: •. Extreme heat, heavy downpours, and flooding will affect infrastructure, health, agriculture ...

CLIMATE IMPACTS – MIDWEST

Systems that are limited to particular environments will have less opportunity to migrate in response to climate change. Temperatures in the Midwest are ...

Federal report forecasts the Midwest's climate future

A warming climate is expected to worsen air quality in the Midwest. Higher temperatures mean more production of ground-level ozone, which causes ...

Global Warming Impact Zones | U.S. Midwest

Through the 20th century, the Midwest experienced its share of climate variability, from serious droughts to flooding rains. Unabated global warming will ...

Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Midwest Agriculture

The Midwest Climate Hub, the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, the Northern Forests Climate Hub, and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate ...

Midwest | National Climate Assessment

Climate change will also exacerbate a range of risks to the Great Lakes. Explore how climate change is affecting the Midwest.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.Spring temperatures were 1-4°F above normal ...

Climate Change in the Midwest - Union of Concerned Scientists

As climate changes, precipitation patterns over the Midwest are also expected to change. ... resolution projections capable of resolving the impacts of climate ...

Extreme Weather Impacts from the Midwest Hub Region

Increasing humidity and precipitation and rising extreme temperatures are having negative impacts across the Midwest. Integrating climate adaptation into ...

Climate change worsens extreme Midwest weather | Iowa Public ...

Warmer temperatures are leading to more extreme precipitation, dry periods and dangerously humid heat waves all at once.

Climate Change and Risks to Midwest Agriculture

Climate change could impact Midwest agriculture in several ways, including intense heat waves, more frequent droughts, more damaging storms, ...

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.Summer temperatures were near normal ...

Latest U.S. climate report issues stark warnings for Midwest ...

As temperatures rise, respiratory problems and air quality are expected to worsen, according to the report. Indeed, smoke pollution from ...

Climate Impacts - GLISA - University of Michigan

The frequency and intensity of severe storms has increased. · The amount of precipitation falling in the heaviest 1% of storms increased by 42% in the Midwest ...

Adapting to Climate Change, Midwest

ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. MIDWEST. NORTHE. The Midwest is projected to experience higher temperatures, increased precipitation, and more frequent and intense ...

Midwest Climate Impacts - OneSTL

In the Midwest, rising temperatures are harmful to human health, increasing the risk of both heat-related illness and respiratory illness.