Climate Ready
Climate Ready SMC is an initiative led by the County’s Office of Sustainability to help communities address climate impacts now and in the future. Climate Ready uses a variety of strategies to understand and plan for climate risks including fostering collaboration through webinars and convenings, modeling climate impacts; providing technical assistance, partnership, and funding for resiliency projects; and investing in culturally competent community engagement.
Living Up to Our Duty to Protect San Mateo County
Pollution, such as carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, is warming our planet at an unprecedented rate and causing Earth’s climate to change in ways that are harmful to people and the environment. In San Mateo County, climate change could lead to:
Higher temperatures by mid-century, where 10 days of the year or more could feel hotter than 90°F
6 inches of sea level rise by 2030 and 1-2 feet by 2050. By 2100 our region could experience 6 feet or more of sea level rise and widespread coastal erosion
Increasing weather extremes, variability and intensity in rainfall, storm events, and droughts
Increasing wildfire risk with larger and faster spreading fires
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Higher temperatures by mid-century, where 10 days of the year or more could feel hotter than 90°F
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6 inches of sea level rise by 2030 and 1-2 feet by 2050. By 2100 our region could experience 6 feet or more of sea level rise and widespread coastal erosion
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Increasing weather extremes, variability and intensity in rainfall, storm events, and droughts
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Increasing wildfire risk with larger and faster spreading fires
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