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Climate 101

Climate Change Impacts 101

See below to learn more about climate projections for Massachusetts:

  • Summary Table of Projections, from the Massachusetts Statewide Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan 
  • State Climate Report: Massachusetts, from the UMass Climate System Research Center
  • State Climate Summary, from NOAA 
  • What Climate Change Means for Massachusetts, from the EPA

For more details on climate change in our state, see the Massachusetts State Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaptation Plan (SHMCAP).

For more on forests and other ecosystems, see USDA Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the MA Climate Action Tool.

For more on agricultural impacts, see the USDA Northeast Climate Hub:

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