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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg/220px-Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg/330px-Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg/440px-Ohio_K%C3%B6ppen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="1350" /></a><figcaption>Köppen climate types in Ohio now showing majority as humid subtropical.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Climate change in Ohio</b> is of concern due to its impacts on the environment, people, and <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Ohio" title="Economy of Ohio">economy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. The annual mean temperature in Ohio has increased by about 1.2 °F (0.67 °C) since 1895.<sup id="cite_ref-UMass_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMass-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a>, "All regions of Ohio have warmed."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Effects_of_climate_change_in_Ohio">Effects of climate change in Ohio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Effects of climate change in Ohio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Drought,_Goyings_farm,_Paulding_County,_Ohio,_Tuesday,_July_17,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg/220px-Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg/330px-Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg/440px-Drought%2C_Goyings_farm%2C_Paulding_County%2C_Ohio%2C_Tuesday%2C_July_17%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Drought conditions, <a href="/wiki/Paulding_County,_Ohio" title="Paulding County, Ohio">Paulding County</a>, 2012</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temperature">Temperature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Temperature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-One_Energy_Wind_for_Industry_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2583" data-file-height="2393" /></a><figcaption>Wind turbines, <a href="/wiki/Findlay,_Ohio" title="Findlay, Ohio">Findlay</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Higher average annual temperatures will increase the incidence of heatwaves. "Northern cities like Cleveland are vulnerable to heat waves, because many houses and apartments lack air conditioning, and urban areas are typically warmer than their rural surroundings."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If current emissions trends continue, "Cincinnati would face at least two heat waves per summer like the one that killed hundreds in Chicago in 1995. Cleveland would face at least one."<sup id="cite_ref-Union_Concerned_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Union_Concerned-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg/220px-Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg/330px-Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg/440px-Fire_in_Wayne_National_Forest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Fire, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_National_Forest" title="Wayne National Forest">Wayne National Forest</a>, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>A publication by the Climate System Research Center of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst" title="University of Massachusetts Amherst">University of Massachusetts Amherst</a> projects that, under the higher emissions scenario where global average temperature increases by 4.0–6.1 °C (7.2–11.0 °F), Cincinnati would experience over 80 days a year with temperatures over 90 °F (32 °C), and 29 days a year over 100 °F (38 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-UMass_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMass-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precipitation">Precipitation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Precipitation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg/220px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg/330px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg/440px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_091019-F-ZJ624-023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3870" data-file-height="2580" /></a><figcaption>Solar panels, <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Toledo Air National Guard Base">Toledo Air National Guard Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swanton,_Ohio" title="Swanton, Ohio">Swanton</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Ohio, along with the rest of the Midwest, experienced a 37% increase in the amount of precipitation falling in multi-day precipitation events from 1958 to 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-UMass_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMass-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ohio is expected to experience greater amounts of precipitation, but less snowfall in the winter due to the higher temperatures.<sup id="cite_ref-UMass_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMass-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, the risk of flooding in Ohio is due to increase.<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greater heavy rainfall in the Midwest are leading to <a href="/wiki/Soil_erosion" title="Soil erosion">soil erosion</a> and nutrient loss.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture">Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Solar_panel_submodule_packout,_Perrysburg,_Ohio,_August_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg/220px-Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="367" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg/330px-Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg/440px-Solar_panel_submodule_packout%2C_Perrysburg%2C_Ohio%2C_August_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4339" data-file-height="7234" /></a><figcaption>Solar panel manufacturing, <a href="/wiki/Perrysburg,_Ohio" title="Perrysburg, Ohio">Perrysburg</a>, 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>Severe droughts would hurt crop yields. "In rural Ohio, ozone levels are high enough to significantly reduce yields of soybeans and winter wheat."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Climate change may have some benefits in certain respects, however. "Longer frost-free growing seasons and higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide would increase yields for some crops during an average year."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ecosystems">Ecosystems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ecosystems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Changing temperatures will affect which plant species survive in Ohio. "Species that prefer cool soils like Eastern hemlock will find fewer and fewer suitable locations to survive."<sup id="cite_ref-Cleveland_Nat._History_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland_Nat._History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Great_Lakes">The Great Lakes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Great Lakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg/220px-Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg/330px-Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg/440px-Greatlakes_amo_2014009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Lake Erie in January 2014. Ice cover "on the Great Lakes is forming later or melting sooner."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>"Between 1994 and 2011, reduced ice cover lengthened the shipping season on the lakes by eight days. The Great Lakes are likely to warm another 3° to 7°F in the next 70 years, which will further extend the shipping season."<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Higher water temperature leads to greater algae blooms. Worsening storms also increase run-off into the Great Lakes, and overflow of sewers into the Great Lakes, worsening water quality.<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disease">Disease</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Disease"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Areas in Ohio are potentially vulnerable to "formerly tropical illnesses" like Zika and West Nile making their way into the state.<sup id="cite_ref-Toledo_Blade_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toledo_Blade-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tickborne Diseases (spread by ticks) are an increasing concern in Ohio too as it has been one of the frequently suffered disease. Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is also known common.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptation_to_climate_change_in_Ohio">Adaptation to climate change in Ohio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Adaptation to climate change in Ohio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ohio has not adopted or developed a statewide adaptation plan, though local governments like Cleveland and Columbus have.<sup id="cite_ref-Georgetown_Ohio_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgetown_Ohio-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_adaptations">Proposed adaptations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Proposed adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg/220px-Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg/330px-Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg/440px-Kimble_Complex_Fire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2600" data-file-height="1950" /></a><figcaption>Kimble Complex Fire, 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to things like stronger storms, worsening droughts, and higher incidence of "mold toxins, like aflatoxin in corn, soy, and small grain crops," farmers in Ohio "will need to adapt by developing new cropping schedules and different crop choices."<sup id="cite_ref-Toledo_Blade_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toledo_Blade-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Changes in <a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">fertilizer</a> management are needed to address elevated phosphorus in <a href="/wiki/Surface_runoff" title="Surface runoff">agricultural runoff</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Maumee_River" title="Maumee River">Maumee River</a> watershed, which contributes to toxic <a href="/wiki/Algal_bloom" title="Algal bloom">algae blooms</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cyanobacteria" title="Cyanobacteria">cyanobacteria</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While spring rainfall and average precipitation are going to increase, droughts in summer are likely to worsen.<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_Ohio_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_Ohio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Toledo_Blade_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toledo_Blade-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drier times would require irrigation to make up for moisture loss, driving up food costs.<sup id="cite_ref-Toledo_Blade_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Toledo_Blade-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:03.19.21_Climate_Strike_(123)_(51322278188).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg/220px-03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg/330px-03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg/440px-03.19.21_Climate_Strike_%28123%29_%2851322278188%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1775" /></a><figcaption>Climate march, 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Byrd_Polar_and_Climate_Research_Center" title="Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center">Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> published a report, the "Columbus Climate Adaptation Plan," which includes a list of proposed actions to adapt and respond to <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> in Central Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> held its first Climate Change Symposium in March 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Greenhouse_gas_emissions_in_Ohio">Greenhouse gas emissions in Ohio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Greenhouse gas emissions in Ohio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Ohio is the fourth largest producer of global warming emissions among all the states," with per capita emissions nearly "19 percent higher than the national average."<sup id="cite_ref-Union_Concerned_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Union_Concerned-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is "mainly because 87 percent of Ohio's electricity comes from coal-fired power plants (compared with the national average of 50 percent)." Electricity generation accounts for 49% of <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions" title="Greenhouse gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a> in Ohio, followed by 26% from transportation and 14% from industry.<sup id="cite_ref-Union_Concerned_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Union_Concerned-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_the_United_States" title="Environmental issues in the United States">Environmental issues in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_Ohio" title="Plug-in electric vehicles in Ohio">Plug-in electric vehicles in Ohio</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/stateClimateReports/OH_ClimateReport_CSRC.pdf">"How will global warming of 2oC affect Ohio?"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Climate System Research Center at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst" title="University of Massachusetts Amherst">University of Massachusetts Amherst</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Jorns; K.E. Kunkel; M.C. Lemos; B. Lofgren; T.A. Ontl; J. Posey; K. Stone; G. Tackle; D. Todey (2018). "Midwest". In Reidmiller, D.R.; C.W. Avery; D.R. Easterling; K.E. Kunkel; K.L.M. Lewis; T.K. Maycock; B.C. Stewart (eds.). Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II (Report). Washington, DC, USA: U.S. Global Change Research Program. pp. 872–940. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.7930%2FNCA4.2018.CH21">10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH21</a></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Impacts%2C+Risks%2C+and+Adaptation+in+the+United+States%3A+Fourth+National+Climate+Assessment%2C+Volume+II&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC%2C+USA&rft.pages=872-940&rft.pub=U.S.+Global+Change+Research+Program&rft.date=2018&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.7930%2FNCA4.2018.CH21&rft.au=Angel%2C+J.&rft.au=C.+Swanston&rft.au=B.M.+Boustead&rft.au=K.C.+Conlon&rft.au=K.R.+Hall&rft.au=J.L.+Jorns&rft.au=K.E.+Kunkel&rft.au=M.C.+Lemos&rft.au=B.+Lofgren&rft.au=T.A.+Ontl&rft.au=J.+Posey&rft.au=K.+Stone&rft.au=G.+Tackle&rft.au=D.+Todey&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClimate+change+in+Ohio" class="Z3988"></span>—this chapter of the <a href="/wiki/National_Climate_Assessment" title="National Climate Assessment">National Climate Assessment</a> covers Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Climate_change_in_Ohio&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-oh.pdf">"What Climate Change Means for Ohio"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a>. 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