Climate change in California

Animated map of the progression of the drought in California in 2014, during which the drought covered 100% of California. As of December 2014, 75% of California was under Extreme (Red) or Exceptional (Maroon) Drought. The California drought continued after 2014.[1][2]

Climate change in California has resulted in higher than average temperatures, leading to increased occurrences of droughts and wildfires. Over the next few decades in California, climate change is likely to further reduce water availability, increase wildfire risk, decrease agricultural productivity, and threaten coastal ecosystems.[3] The state will also be impacted economically due to the rising cost of providing water to its residents along with revenue and job loss in the agricultural sector.[4][5] Economic impacts also include inflation from rising insurance premiums,[6][7] energy costs and food prices.[8][9][10] California has taken a number of steps to mitigate impacts of climate change in the state.[11]

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  2. ^ "U.S. Drought Monitor". droughtmonitor.unl.edu. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ^ United States EPA. (2016). What Climate Change Means for California. Retrieved from: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-ca.pdf Archived May 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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  6. ^ Becker, William S. (July 22, 2024). "Opinion: Climate inflation is eating your paycheck — and it's only going to get worse". The Hill. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?". NPR. July 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Becker, William S. (July 22, 2024). "Opinion: Climate inflation is eating your paycheck — and it's only going to get worse". The Hill. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "How is climate change affecting food prices and inflation?". Al Jazeera. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Borenstein, Seth (March 21, 2024). "Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation". AP News. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Franco, Guido; Cayan, Dan; Luers, Amy; Hanemann, Michael; Croes, Bart (2008). "Linking climate change science with policy in California". Climatic Change. 87 (S1): 7–20. Bibcode:2008ClCh...87S...7F. doi:10.1007/s10584-007-9359-8. ISSN 0165-0009. S2CID 15576022. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2021.