Category: TENNESSEE_KEY

Tennessee stretches almost 500 miles across from the state’s eastern border with Virginia and North Carolina to its western border at the Mississippi River. Tennessee’s westernmost city, Memphis, is one of the world’s busiest hubs for barge, air, truck, and rail cargo traffic. Wide bends in the Tennessee River divide the state into three regions: the largely mountainous east, a central basin rimmed by highlands, and the low, rolling plains of western Tennessee.

The searchable Energy Storage Legislation Database displays information in interactive maps and charts, tracking state activity from 2017 to the present.

The National Conference of State Legislatures tracks environment and natural resources bills that have been introduced in the 50 states, territories and Washington, D.C.

The First Street Foundation Flood Model represents the culmination of decades of research and development made possible by building upon existing knowledge and frameworks regularly referenced in the identification of flood risk.

Between 2017 and 2019, Tennessee experienced five severe storms, two floods, one winter storm, one tropical cyclone, and one freeze. The damages of each event led to losses of at least $1 billion.

Tennessee is vulnerable to droughts, floods and reduced hydroelectric potential

The earth’s climate is changing because of excess carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere, generated when fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas are burned. This extra carbon traps more heat, like a greenhouse, which explains why 2000 to 2009 was the hottest decade ever recorded and there have been over 365 consecutive months with hotter-than-average global temperatures.

Vanderbilt engineers play role in Tennessee climate change report.

While climate change is often talked about in the future tense, our climate is already changing in both averages and the number and intensity of extremes. Tennessee has recently experienced both record flooding and unprecedented drought, increased instances of severe weather and tornadoes, and overall warmer temperatures as a result of climate change.

Climate change means more mosquito days, increasing Zika risk.