
How huge parts of the US could become uninhabitable within decades — even so-called ‘climate havens’
An expanding range of factors is deepening the threat of more serious and widespread climate change impacting the U.S. Recent occurrences such as last summer’s 113 consecutive days of temperatures in Phoenix exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit and fewer than five inches of rain over the past year are among weather and climate trend warning signs. Climate adaptation and infrastructure expert Mikhail Chester, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools, says extreme climatic conditions and the problems they cause, including wildfires, are becoming more common and likely to raise growing threatens to habitability, quality of live, community stability and overall prosperity.