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    Climate change in Memphis, Tennessee

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

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


    Memphis' climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Memphis in summer

    More record heat

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

    More dangerous heat

    Climate change is driving hotter, longer, and more frequent extreme heat.

    Hotter summers

    Hotter summers bring more dangerous heat, higher energy bills, and worse wildfire.

    Changes in severe storms

    Certain conditions favorable to thunderstorms and tornadoes are occurring more often

    More graphics about Memphis and climate change

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

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