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    Climate change in Columbus, Ohio

    Climate change is affecting locations like Columbus in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include more mosquito days, greater health risks from humid heat, and more frequent and intense storms.

    Explore these pages to learn how people in Columbus are at risk in a warming world.


    Columbus' climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Columbus in summer

    More record heat

    Daily heat records have outnumbered daily cold records in recent years.

    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.

    Changes in severe storms

    Certain conditions favorable to thunderstorms and tornadoes are occurring more often

    More graphics about Columbus and climate change

    Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Columbus, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.

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