Beyond Words

• Date: 01 December 2017

12-2017 NEWS & ANALYSIS 47 ELR 11003

BEYOND WORDS

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Potential Economic Effects From Climate Change by 2100

Source: GAO, Climate Change: Information on Potential Economic Eects Could Help Guide Federal Eorts to Reduce

Fiscal Exposure, September 2017.

Increased he at-related mort ality

Increased e nergy demand

Economic cost s

Economic ben ef‌its

Increased

wildf‌ires

Changed

water suppl y

and demand

Decreased

shellf‌ish ha rvests

Increased ro ad damage Increased d amage to urban drain age systems

Decreased a gricultural yields

Decreased co ld-related mort ality

Increased

agricultur al

yields

Increased co astal

infrastr ucture

damage

Southeast

Northeast

Midwest

Southwest

Northwest

Great Plains

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