North Dakota Extreme Heat
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Climate Central’s analysis shows how much hotter parks are projected to get later this century.
As the planet continues to warm from the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the temperatures that we consider to be normal are also rising.
Nearly 20,000 people living in North Dakota are especially vulnerable to extreme
Fargo is the 10th fastest-warming city in the U.S.
By 2050, the typical number of heat wave days in North Dakota is projected to increase five-fold from 10 to almost 50 days a year
What's Happening with Extreme Heat?
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