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Climate Change Impacts

  • Climate Change and Children's Health

    Children are often more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Learn more about climate change and children's health.

  • Climate Change and Indigenous Populations

    Tribes and Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts. Read more about climate change and Indigenous populations.

  • Risks to Older Adults

    Adults over 60 years old make up a significant part of the population. However, older adults are especially at risk from climate change. Learn more about impacts to older adults and what you can do.

The changing climate impacts society and ecosystems in a broad variety of ways. For example, climate change can alter rainfall, influence crop yields, affect human health, cause changes to forests and other ecosystems, and even impact our energy supply. Climate-related impacts are occurring across the country and over many sectors of our economy.

Explore the impacts of climate change on human health, by economic sector, or by state and region.

  • Sector Impacts

    Climate change impacts are felt across sectors such as agriculture, energy, and water.

    Review sector impacts
  • Health Impacts

    Climate change will result in serious  health impacts for many Americans.  See how certain populations could be at greater risk.  

    Learn about health impacts
  • State & Regional Impacts

    Regions and states in the United States will experience climate impacts differently based on location.

    Explore by state and region
  • Climate Change Indicators

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    Check out more than 50 indicators that show the causes and effects of climate change.

    Explore the Indicators

EPA has prepared detailed content about the range of issues we face due to climate change. For general information about climate change, visit our main Climate Change web area. Our Climate Change Science web area provides more technical explanations on the topic.

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Last updated on December 5, 2024
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