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    Climate change in North Dakota

    Climate change is affecting locations like North Dakota in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include drought that affects agriculture, more frequent fire weather, and greater health risks from humid heat.

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


    North Dakota's climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting North Dakota in summer

    Stress to crops

    Drought worsens crop damages from heat, and drier heat waves may cut global corn and soybean yields.

    More fire weather

    Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

    More dangerous heat

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

    More graphics about North Dakota and climate change

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

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