๐๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ... ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ.
๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ณ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐จ.๐ฆ. ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ analyzed โ by an average of ๐ฎ.๐ฒยฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ฌ (check out the map from Climate Central below). The warming trend isnโt news.
But ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ might be.
The cooling trend shows up in the mid-west, in states like the Dakotaโs, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
At the other extreme, ๐ฎ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑยฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, notably in west Texas and New Mexico.
So what? For starters it is a good reminder of the variability of climate change. The impact, however, varies. A few examples:
โข ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ: Widespread warming drives electricity demand for AC, necessitating significant grid and renewable energy investments.
โข ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ: Investors must pinpoint regional climate risks; warming areas face higher asset vulnerability, while cooling spots present unique considerations.
โข ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Capital must flow into tailored, heat-resilient infrastructure where temperatures spike, adapting strategies to specific regional climate shifts.