Climate Impacts in Early Primary States

The document details regional climate threats in four early primary states, emphasizing that rapid federal action to reduce emissions can significantly mitigate extreme heat, flooding, and economic loss. It highlights specific vulnerabilities such as agricultural productivity in Iowa, tidal flooding in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and water scarcity in Nevada, while advocating for national policies including carbon pricing and clean energy standards.

• In Iowa, climate change is negatively affecting agricultural operations by making it harder for farmers to store grain, preserve soil, and manage pests and disease, with heavy rains expected to increase erosion and reduce growing days.
• Nevada's water security is severely threatened; high temperatures contributed to 17 to 50 percent of record streamflow reductions between 2000 and 2014, and Lake Mead's water volume has decreased by 60 percent since 2000.
• South Carolina has one of the highest numbers of homes at risk from chronic inundation in the US; by the end of the century, nearly 116,000 homes (housing about 186,000 people) worth roughly $52.7 billion could be affected.
• Federal emissions reductions could prevent approximately 60 percent of projected damage to electricity and road infrastructure and save $80 billion annually in wages by preventing 50 percent of work hours lost to extreme heat.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2019). Climate Impacts in Early Primary States. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/08/What%2520Voters%2520Need%2520to%2520Know%2520About%2520Climate%2520Change_web.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Climate Impacts in Early Primary States. 2019. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/08/What%2520Voters%2520Need%2520to%2520Know%2520About%2520Climate%2520Change_web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2019climate, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Climate Impacts in Early Primary States}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2019}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/08/What%2520Voters%2520Need%2520to%2520Know%2520About%2520Climate%2520Change_web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }