America's Preparedness Report Card 2015

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Colorado Extreme Heat

Colorado faces a lower threat level from extreme heat than most states; still, by 2050 heat wave days are projected to jump from about 10 a year to nearly 50. Colorado has done more than most states to understand its projected climate change-related threats and to begin to plan for them, but as with most states, there is no evidence that Colorado has begun to implement adaptation strategies.

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For more information on how prepared Colorado is for its growing extreme heat threat, read the detailed state report.

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Is Colorado taking action?

  • The Colorado Climate Plan includes strategies to address future changes in extreme heat and its impacts
  • Like most states, however, there is no evidence to date that Colorado has implemented any of these plans

Did you know...

  • The number of days above 95°F each summer in Denver has approximately doubled since the 1970s
  • Colorado summers have warmed more than 2°F on average over that time
  • The number of dangerous heat days Colorado experiences each year is projected to increase by about 50 percent by 2050