Latest PA State Climate Report - Up To 6F Higher Avg. Temps By 2050, More Intense Storms, Heatwaves

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Pennsylvania could be nearly six degrees hotter on average by 2050, while seeing more frequent heatwaves and intense rain, according to the state’s latest Climate Impacts Assessment. The report estimates the state’s average temperature will continue to rise up to 5.9 degrees higher on average by midcentury. That’s half a degree hotter than expected in the 2015 report.

The projections also show more frequent and intense storms and heat waves. The state could see more than a month’s worth of days 90 degrees or higher through the year, up from 5 days during a baseline period.

Total precipitation could increase by 8 percent, falling less frequently but in heavier rain events. Droughts are also expected to become more common.

“I’d say the big difference between the last report and this one is we’ve actually experienced the impact of some of that weather now,” said Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell, referring to storms in 2018 that caused severe flash flooding across the state. The report uses a worst-case scenario climate model, with no assumed solutions, to make its projections. Increases are compared to a baseline period measured from 1971 to 2000.

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https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/05/05/state-climate-report-predicts-nearly-six-degree-temperature-rise-more-heat-waves-and-intense-storms-by-2050/

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1. The Republicans are like the mayor in Jaws

I think that I am familiar with the fact that you are going to ignore this particular problem until it swims up and BITES YOU ON THE ASS!