Climate change in Mississippi

Climate change is affecting locations like Mississippi in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include increased cooling demand, more intense hurricanes, and more frequent and intense storms.

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

Mississippi's climate threats in include:

Explore some ways climate change is affecting Mississippi in fall

Higher cooling demand for schools

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

More intense hurricanes

Warmer oceans from climate change fuel stronger hurricanes.

Changes in severe storms

Certain conditions favorable to thunderstorms and tornadoes are occurring more often

More coastal flooding

In the U.S., coastal floods now happen three times more often than they did 30 years ago.

Impacts to food prices

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

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