Climate change in Birmingham, Alabama
Climate change is affecting locations like Birmingham in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include more extreme rainfall, increased health risks from extreme heat, and more mosquito days.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Birmingham are at risk in a warming world.
Birmingham's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Birmingham in summer
Heavier downpours
Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, driving heavier rainfall and flood risk.
More record heat
Daily heat records have outnumbered daily cold records in recent years.
More extremely hot days for school sports
Today’s student athletes train in hotter conditions than past generations.
More mosquito days
Mosquitoes thrive in warm and humid conditions that are becoming more frequent
More dangerous heat
Climate change is driving hotter, longer, and more frequent extreme heat.
More graphics about Birmingham and climate change
Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Birmingham, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.