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Updated: April 12, 2024
Climate Change Basics and Evidence
Scientists agree that climate change is happening and it is caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels. Globally, the years 2015-2021 have been the hottest in all of human history.
Updated: May 16, 2024
Pollination of Vegetable Crops in a Changing Climate
Rising temperatures from climate change can disrupt the pollination of food crops. Learn how heat stress affects vegetable plants and what you can do.
Updated: April 2, 2024
Native Plants and Climate Change
How is climate change affecting native plants? Some plant species will adapt to climate change and some plant populations will migrate to new areas by seed dispersal. Some species may go locally extinct. Here we explore the possible changes to plant populations as the climate warms.
Updated: February 14, 2023
The Effects of Climate Change in Maryland
Climate change in Maryland is causing milder winters, longer heatwaves, and more intense storms that will affect home gardens, plants, and people.
