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Top Vermont Climate Change Risks


Top Vermont Climate Change Risks: Precipitation, Heat, Flood

People in Vermont will experience especially increased risks from precipitation, heat, and flood due to climate change over the next 30 years.

Adaptation and Resilience - Climate Change in Vermont

Vermont is seeing natural hazards of increased intensity, duration, and frequency due to climate change. Severe storms, winter storms, drought, flooding, ...

Vermont Today | Climate Change in Vermont

Data for the past several decades show long-term shifts in temperature, precipitation, and the risks of certain types of severe weather.

What Climate Change Means for Vermont - US EPA

In the coming decades, changing climate is likely to harm ecosystems, disrupt agriculture and winter recreation, and increase some risks to human health.

Climate & Health | Vermont Department of Health

Climate change in Vermont is resulting in hotter summers, shorter winters, and more frequent storms. These trends are expected to continue ...

Climate Change | Vermont Department of Health

Vermont's Climate Has Changed · Spring is arriving two weeks earlier and winter starting one week later, as compared to 1960. · Air temperatures ...

They moved to Vermont for climate safety. Then came floods.

Sheltered from climate effects? In the past few years, Vermont has earned high rankings for its relatively low climate risk. A 2020 ProPublica ...

"Vermont was seen as a climate haven. This summer has ... - Reddit

Vermont isn't a climate refuge by itself, just in comparison to other places. All of this is based on probability: flooding is more likely, heat ...

Vermont was supposedly safe from the worst climate risks. Then ...

Vermont has a reputation for being a place that is relatively safe from the worst impacts of climate change. However, the latest series of ...

Vermont is Getting Warmer and Wetter: Climate Change Study

Emissions: Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions—and Vermonters drive the highest average miles per capita in the ...

Climate change in Vermont - Wikipedia

The state is already seeing effects of climate change that affect its ecosystems, economy and public health. According to the Vermont state government, rainfall ...

Climate Change in Vermont

Southeastern Vermont has experienced the greatest change: from 136 freeze ... Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate.

Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn ...

Dams in Vermont are increasingly at risk as climate change brings heavier rains and more powerful storms. Extensive flooding in the state ...

Vermont Was Supposed to Be a Climate Haven - The Atlantic

July's flood is just the latest in a string of extreme weather events in Vermont this year. After a historically warm January, a late-May frost ...

Vermont Climate Action Plan

The Vermont Climate Action Plan aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help protect Vermont communities and landscapes from the greatest risks ...

Lamoille County was ranked safest in the nation from climate ...

The northern Vermont county of about 26,000 had the greatest number of homes, per capita, rendered uninhabitable in the state last month, ...

Best & Worst States for Climate Change | SafeHome.org

Coastal states like Florida and South Carolina are most at risk of the impacts of climate change. · Extreme heat, drought, inland flooding, ...

Vermont Floods Show U.S. Lags in Adapting to Climate Change

The lack of a comprehensive national rainfall database and current flood maps hampers the ability to prepare for storms intensified by climate ...

How Do Farmers Think about Climate Risk?

In this study, Vermont farmers identified many site-specific risks that they associate with extreme weather and climate change. From their standpoint, these ...

How Climate Change Will Affect Birds in Vermont | Audubon

In the coming decades, Vermont will likely experience heavier precipitation and shifting ecosystems; at greatest risk are the state's boreal forests. The same ...