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Climate Change. With historically high levels of water in the Lake Superior watershed washing out culverts and shifting plant communities, the effects of climate change have been felt in Northern Wisconsin for several years.
WICCI’s goals are to evaluate climate change impacts on Wisconsin and foster solutions. The mission of the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts is to generate and share information that can limit vulnerability to climate change in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.
WICCI climate scientists have “down-scaled” global climate models to project how Wisconsin’s climate has been changing and how it might change in the years to come. View the maps to see historical trends and future projections for temperatures and precipitation.
Our working groups have summarized the key issues and impacts of climate change while proposing recommended solutions and adaptation strategies. They have also identified important environmental justice issues that must be considered.
Climate Change Impacts. The state of Wisconsin has warmed by 2-3°F since 1950 and is projected to warm by an additional 2-8°F by 2050. The state has also become 10-20% wetter since 1950 and the annual average is projected to increase.
28 Φεβ 2022 · Only 5 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are in the 61-63% range and five counties are at or above the national average, including Ashland, Bayfield, Menominee, Milwaukee, and Dane counties. In 16 counties, 69% – 71% of people acknowledge climate change is happening.
19 Νοε 2021 · Climate change is causing more storms, floods, droughts. In the coming years, Wisconsin will face a host of effects from climate change, aside from warmer summers and colder winters.
