“If it’s gonna rise by that much, I don’t think we’re prepared,” one South Texas mayor said of temperature increases.
First Street's model is based on current temperature readings. Its predictions factor in several data points including proximity to water, elevations, grassland and global greenhouse gas emissions.Part of what will make Texas so hot is the lack of elevation. The nonprofit noted that bodies of water mixed with cooler temperatures from higher elevation tend to have a protective effect, keeping more extreme temperatures at bay.
“South and East Texas are definitely the most vulnerable areas in the state,” a spokesperson from the First Street Foundation wrote in an email to The Texas Tribune. Rio Grande City, an area that bloomed during the 1930s oil industry boom and the county seat for Starr County, has about 15,000 residents. Mayor Joel Villarreal said the county has been working to add infrastructure improvements to mitigate the impacts from the recent drought, but the project is still in its infancy., agricultural loss, property damage, heat-related illnesses and more are expected as temperatures rise.
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