Climate Change

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Climate Change Affects Vermonter's Health Climate change is impacting the health of Vermonters in many ways. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Climate change in Vermont is resulting in hotter summers, shorter winters and...

On this page you will see some of the important information the Health Department has to share. The page was professionally translated and reviewed by local community members. Today this page is offered in Spanish , Arabic and Nepali...

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Drought can cause groundwater levels to lower and could cause your drinking water source to run dry. Learn what you can do to manage your water supply during drought.

In the past 50 years, Vermont's climate has been getting warmer and wetter. In the future, Vermont will continue to get warmer and experience more frequent heavy precipitation events.

Heat can cause serious illness. On very hot days, sometimes your body temperature can get dangerously high. This makes you at greater risk for serious heat illnesses.

Air Quality Can Affect Your Health When the amount of pollution in the air increases – for example, from wildfires – risks to your health can also increase. People highly affected by air pollution, or what the Environmental Protection Agency...

Climate change will affect everyone, but certain people and certain places will be affected more than others.

Responding to climate change will benefit health now.