Climate change in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Climate change is affecting locations like Fayetteville in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include increased cooling demand, more extreme rainfall, and more unusually warm days.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Fayetteville are at risk in a warming world.
Fayetteville's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Fayetteville in fall
Higher cooling demand for schools
Hotter summers and longer warm seasons make cooling schools a growing challenge.
Heavier downpours
Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, driving heavier rainfall and flood risk.
More warm fall days
Fall (September-November) has warmed nationwide since 1970.
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
Impacts to food prices
Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.
More graphics about Fayetteville and climate change
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