Climate change in Ohio

"Northern cities like Cleveland are vulnerable to heat waves, because many houses and apartments lack air conditioning, and urban areas are typically warmer than their rural surroundings.

"[2] If current emissions trends continue, "Cincinnati would face at least two heat waves per summer like the one that killed hundreds in Chicago in 1995.

[1] Ohio is expected to experience greater amounts of precipitation, but less snowfall in the winter due to the higher temperatures.

"In rural Ohio, ozone levels are high enough to significantly reduce yields of soybeans and winter wheat.

"Longer frost-free growing seasons and higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide would increase yields for some crops during an average year.

[2] Areas in Ohio are potentially vulnerable to "formerly tropical illnesses" like Zika and West Nile making their way into the state.

[7] Ohio has not adopted or developed a statewide adaptation plan, though local governments like Cleveland and Columbus have.

"[6] Changes in fertilizer management are needed to address elevated phosphorus in agricultural runoff in the Maumee River watershed, which contributes to toxic algae blooms of cyanobacteria in Lake Erie.

[2][6] Drier times would require irrigation to make up for moisture loss, driving up food costs.

Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II (Report).

doi:10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH21.—this chapter of the National Climate Assessment covers Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin).