New report shows Texas is far more vulnerable to extreme weather due to climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — A new report released Thursday found that climate change is making Texas far more vulnerable to extreme weather events.
The research shows that Texas is going to keep getting hotter, while the severity and frequency of natural disasters are expected to dramatically increase and will have an impact on everything from infrastructure to public health.
“Extreme rainfall getting worse because of higher temperatures and changes in weather patterns, droughts getting worse because of greater evaporation, those all get connected to those temperature changes," said Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist, author of the report, and atmospheric sciences professor at Texas A&M University.
The new climate report by Texas A&M and the nonprofit Texas 2036 found that the number of 100 degree days in Texas has more than doubled over the last 40 years and could double again by 2036.
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