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    Climate change in Bakersfield, California

    Climate change is affecting locations like Bakersfield in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include potentially hazardous atmospheric rivers, increased cooling demand, and more unusually warm days.

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


    Bakersfield's climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Bakersfield in fall

    Warmer and wetter atmospheric rivers

    Warming boosts moisture, making storms wetter, stronger, and costlier.

    Higher cooling demand for schools

    Hotter summers and longer warm seasons make cooling schools a growing challenge.

    More warm fall days

    Fall (September-November) has warmed nationwide since 1970.

    More fire weather

    Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

    Impacts to food prices

    Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.

    More graphics about Bakersfield and climate change

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

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