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Climate change in Rhode Island encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
Climate change in Rhode Island affects several systems, including fishing, agriculture and wetland loss. Rhode Island has joined some multistate programs to address climate change.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports that Rhode Island's climate has warmed about three degrees Fahrenheit since 1900.[1]
- ^ "What Climate Change Means for Rhode Island" (PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency. August 2016.