Climate change in Wisconsin
Climate change is affecting locations like Wisconsin in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include drought that affects agriculture, increased health risks from extreme heat, and greater health risks from humid heat.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Wisconsin are at risk in a warming world.
Wisconsin's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Wisconsin in summer
Stress to crops
Drought worsens crop damages from heat, and drier heat waves may cut global corn and soybean yields.
More extremely hot days for school sports
Today’s student athletes train in hotter conditions than past generations.
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
More graphics about Wisconsin and climate change
Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Wisconsin, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.