Texas is expected to experience a wide range of environmental impacts from climate change in the United States, including rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events, and increasing pressure on water resources.

May 18, 2022 · For decades, scientists warned that human-induced climate change could put communities in danger around the world. More intense climate and weather events beyond …

Jun 18, 2024 · In Texas, climate change has increased the temperature by an average of 3 degrees Fahrenheit since the preindustrial era. Bottom line: Climate change means increasing extremes in drought and rainfall.

May 6, 2024 · As Texans confront rising temperatures, declining water supplies, increasingly severe weather events, sea level rise and more, follow The Texas Tribune's coverage as we investigate what climate...

Texas’s climate is changing. Most of the state has warmed between one-half and one degree (F) in the past century. In the eastern two-thirds of the state, average annual rainfall is increasing, yet the soil is becoming drier. Rainstorms are becoming more intense, and floods are …

Jul 1, 2023 · Texas has warmed between 0.5-1F in the past century. "In the coming decades … summers are likely to become increasingly hot and dry, creating problems for agriculture and possibly human health,"...

Mar 3, 2024 · Parts of the Texas Panhandle were drenched with rain, around 300% to 400% above average levels, which allowed grasses to grow very fast, he told CNN. Then, a hard freeze late in the fall meant...

Jun 5, 2024 · AUSTIN, Texas — The state climatologist says Texans should brace for more triple-digit days, as well as higher chances for drought, wildfire and flooding over the next decade. Those are some of...

4 days ago · On January 31, CPC released its updated monthly climate outlooks for temperature, precipitation, and drought across the United States for February 2025. The temperature outlook favors well above average temperatures across the southern and eastern parts of the nation, as well as in northern and western Alaska. Below-average temperatures are favored across parts of the northern and western U.S ...

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has selected three Texas organizations for the Community Change Grants Program, totaling $33,300,000 in awards to advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity.