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Climate change in Sacramento, California

Climate change is affecting locations like Sacramento in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include potentially hazardous atmospheric rivers, more unusually warm days, and more frequent fire weather.

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


Sacramento's climate threats in include:

Explore some ways climate change is affecting Sacramento in fall

Warmer and wetter atmospheric rivers

Warming boosts moisture, making storms wetter, stronger, and costlier.

More warm fall days

Fall (September-November) has warmed nationwide since 1970.

More fire weather

Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

Impacts to food prices

Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.

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

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