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Kansas City

United States

Kansas City is projected to face significant climate challenges, including extreme heat and more frequent dangerous heat extremes, which threaten public health and may strain energy resources. Heavy rainfall events are also anticipated, increasing the risk of flooding and erosion. These climate hazards create vulnerabilities for the city’s infrastructure, water management systems, and community wellbeing. As these projected changes unfold, it will be essential for stakeholders to understand the evolving threats. Recognizing that technology-enabled climate resilience solutions have not yet been documented for Kansas City implies a gap that needs addressing as the city navigates these critical risks. Future planning will require attention to these vulnerabilities to enhance resilience and adaptation.

Hazard Outlook

How will Kansas City's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?

Maximum Temperature

61st percentile Elevated exposure

Kansas City's projected maximum temperature of 9.9°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Kansas City
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Maximum Rainfall

62nd percentile Elevated exposure

Kansas City's projected maximum rainfall of 12 mm is higher than most cities globally.

Kansas City
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Longest Heatwave

48th percentile Moderate exposure

Kansas City may experience heatwaves lasting up to 5 days, near the median of other cities.

Kansas City
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Heavy Rainfall Days

28th percentile Moderate exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Kansas City ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.

Kansas City
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Elevation

73rd percentile Moderate exposure

At 293 m elevation, Kansas City faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Kansas City
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Exposure Summary

Max Temp
Max Rain
Heatwave
Heavy Rain
Elevation

Adaptation Priorities

Kansas City faces elevated exposure to max temp, max rain. These areas may warrant priority attention in adaptation planning.

Data source: Climate projections from the IPCC AR6 scenario analysis. See our methodology for details on how we process and interpret this data.

Deployed Solutions

Deployed climate adaptation technologies identified in Kansas City.

No solutions have been documented for Kansas City.

This is an archived snapshot of the database.

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