FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — As California grows warmer, nowhere will the increased temperatures be starker than its arid Central Valley, where farmers will have to consider whether the crops grown today will survive in a harsher environment.

Rising sea levels will also flood coastal airports and municipal sewage systems, while earlier springs will hasten snow melt and reduce the state’s capacity to generate hydroelectric power in the summer months when it’s needed most.

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