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Iowa Extreme Heat
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Climate change means more mosquito days, increasing Zika risk.
Iowa currently averages fewer than 5 dangerous heat days a year. By 2050, the states is projected to see almost 40 such days each year.
Nearly 70,000 people living in Iowa are especially vulnerable to extreme heat.
Des Moines is already an urban heat island, where urban summer temperatures can average more than 20°F hotter than nearby rural temperatures.
What's Happening with Extreme Heat?
Georgia
What a Warmer Future Means for Southeastern Wildfires
Tinder-dry conditions that have resulted from months with little to no rain and toasty fall temperatures have allowed the fires to reach unusual heights. More
New York
Sandy’s Surge Was Extreme. It Could Become Normal
The risk posed by future storms like Sandy is only going to increase due to climate change. The potential for stronger storms and rising seas mean Sandy-level flooding could could occur once every 23 years as opposed to once every 400... More
Climate Change Behind Surge in Western Wildfires
Western firefighting veterans lamenting a “new normal” amid surging forest fires have received an explanation for the destructiveness they’ve been unable to quell... More
Scientists Tease Out Climate Change’s Role in Zika Spread
While the effects of El Niño and other weather cycles are beyond the control of humans, the recent spread of the disease into the U.S. is a savage reminder of the heavy toll that humans are taking on their planet — and of the potential for those changes to bite back... More
