Climate change is real, and it’s impacting us far beyond just making the planet warmer. Researchers and economists at the Climate Impact Lab have created a map showing how climate change will affect different counties from now to 2099, with areas near oceans and the South being affected the most, reports NPR.


Using data on how heat waves and drought changed the American economy from 1981 to now, they were able to predict how climate change would affect the economy if it continued at its current rate. According to the data, the US’s gross domestic product could fall 3 to 6 percent by 2100.

Climate change will impact different areas in different ways. For example, colder places like New England will see small benefits from climate change through lowered heating bills, whereas warmer places and costal cities will be negatively impacted with dying crops and people moving away from those areas.


To see the map of how scientists predict temperatures will change and how they’ve already changed, visit Climate Impact Lab’s website. Yale has also created a map showing people’s opinions on climate change across different regions of the US, revealing that most Americans believe in climate change but don’t believe that it will affect them personally.

