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Climate change in North Carolina
Climate change is affecting locations like North Carolina in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include increased cooling demand, more extreme rainfall, and more intense hurricanes.
Explore these pages to learn how people in North Carolina are at risk in a warming world.
North Carolina's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting North Carolina 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 intense hurricanes
Warmer oceans from climate change fuel stronger hurricanes.
Impacts to food prices
Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.
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