Updated climate plan predicts steamy Pennsylvania future without action

Residents in the southern half of Pennsylvania could spend up to 103 days each year living with temperatures that exceed 90 degrees by 2100, according to the state’s updated Climate Action Plan.

The report, published by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), forecasts that without significant policy intervention, Pennsylvania’s 2050 emissions will fall far short of the administration’s 80% reduction goal and the worsening effects of climate change will trigger deadlier weather events.