Explore by Region

Learn more about how the climate is changing in each of the assessment’s 12 regions and read about impacts to key features of each region. These regions were selected for ease of modeling the climate projections and to balance a variety of considerations and commonalities, including climatology, jurisdictional boundaries, geographic features, and social and economic identity. The regions closely align with the U.S. Climate Divisions.

Click on a region in the map below to read the related story, or scroll down to select the region from the list.

• The Adirondack Region
• The Catskill Region
• The Central/Finger Lakes Region
• The Champlain Valley Region
• The Great Lakes Region
• The Long Island Region
• The Mohawk River Valley Region
• The New York City Region
• The North Hudson Region
• The South Hudson Region
• The Southern Tier Region
• The St. Lawrence Valley Region