10.6 Climate Change in PA

Climate Change in PA

By Katherine Hewick

​10.6

Open Ended

1. Go to this website: https://map.climatevulnerabilityindex.org/map/cvi_overall/usa?mapBoundaries=Tract&mapFilter=0&reportBoundaries=Tract&geoContext=State

2. Name a state that has a high climate vulnerability.

Open Ended

1. https://map.climatevulnerabilityindex.org/map/cvi_overall/usa?mapBoundaries=Tract&mapFilter=0&reportBoundaries=Tract&geoContext=State

2. Name a state that has a low climate vulnerability.

Categorize

Options (18)

fresh water salinization

landslides

worsening air quality

flooding

agricultural losses

expansion of disease

expansion of invasive species

sea level rise

increased heatwaves

unpredictable weather patterns

changes in migration patterns

altered growing seasons

increased pest outbreaks

shifts in fish populations

ocean acidification

glacial retreat

permafrost thawing

loss of biodiversity

How will PA be affected by climate change?

Yes

Maybe

Not here

PA & Climate Change

Climate change in PA leads to worsened air quality, increased flooding, agricultural losses, the spread of invasive species, and the expansion of vector-borne diseases like Lyme.

Rising Sea Level

Rising sea levels will affect Some areas of PA, specifically those near the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay.

The airport in Philadelphia is at risk due to its low elevation and the fact that it is built on former islands of the Delaware River.

The airport's expansion project, costing $6.2 billion, has some phases already completed in order to combat the rising sea level.

• average temperature is rising

• more frequent "extreme heat" events

• the growing season will be altered

• more total rainfall occurs in fewer, but heavier events

• tidally influenced flooding in the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone

• Lake Erie changes in water level, erosion, and water temp.

Open Ended

1. Use the heat map on the following website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0a826ae90dff4a05bb0c49e29b3aa5ab

2. Find where you live.

3. How many days a year did your area reach 90+?

Multiple Choice

Using the graph, which is responsible for MOST of PA's GHG emissions in 2020?

PA 2020 GHG Emissions

• Industrial

• Waste Management

• Transportation

• Agriculture

Multiple Choice

According to the report, who is more vulnerable to heat-related deaths?

• Teens

• Young Adults

• Children under 1 & adults over 65

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the impact of climate change on the tick population?

• 
  Warmer winters have decreased the tick population.

• 
  Tick numbers have remained the same despite warmer winters.

• 
  Warmer winters have led to an increase in the tick population.