Heat waves, storms, flooding: Climate change to profoundly affect Midwest, U.S. in coming decades
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
In the coming decades, climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and threatening public health. Intense rainstorms and floods will become more common, and existing risks to the Great Lakes will be exacerbated.