Climate change in Amarillo, Texas
Climate change is affecting locations like Amarillo in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include increased health risks from extreme heat, increased health risks from extreme heat, and more intense hurricanes.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Amarillo are at risk in a warming world.
Amarillo's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Amarillo in summer
More risks for pregnancy
Climate change has doubled pregnancy heat-risk days worldwide (2020-2024).
More record heat
Daily heat records have outnumbered daily cold records in recent years.
More extremely hot days for school sports
Today’s student athletes train in hotter conditions than past generations.
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 graphics about Amarillo and climate change
Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Amarillo, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.