Climate change in Pennsylvania
Climate change is affecting locations like Pennsylvania in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include increased health risks from extreme heat, greater health risks from humid heat, and more frequent and intense storms.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Pennsylvania are at risk in a warming world.
Pennsylvania's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Pennsylvania in summer
More extremely hot days for school sports
Today’s student athletes train in hotter conditions than past generations.
More dangerous heat
Climate change is driving hotter, longer, and more frequent extreme heat.
Changes in severe storms
Certain conditions favorable to thunderstorms and tornadoes are occurring more often
Heavier rainfall rates
Heavier rain threatens people, ecosystems, and infrastructure nationwide.
More graphics about Pennsylvania and climate change
Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Pennsylvania, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.