What Are the Water-Related Effects of Climate Change in the United States?

Warmer air temperature is anticipated to have the following water-related effects in the United States:

• Increases in water temperature
• Changes in the location, timing, form and amount of precipitation
• Increases in tropical storm intensity
• Rising sea levels (View map showing rising sea levels on the east coast of the United States)
• Changes in oceans and coastal regions—chemical and physical

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Graphic Reference:

Titus, J.G. and C. Richman. 2000. Maps of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise as found in EPA. 2008u. Climate Change Web site. Climate Change – Science: Sea Level Changes, accessed August 31, 2009.