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    Climate change in Texas

    Climate change is affecting locations like Texas in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include more intense hurricanes, greater health risks from humid heat, and increased health risks from extreme heat.

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


    Texas' climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Texas in summer

    More intense hurricanes

    Warmer oceans from climate change fuel stronger hurricanes.

    More dangerous heat

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

    More risks for pregnancy

    Climate change has doubled pregnancy heat-risk days worldwide (2020-2024).

    Hotter summers

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

    More graphics about Texas and climate change

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

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