Clmt chng n Sth frc s ldng t ncrsd tmprtrs nd rnfll vrblty. vdnc shws tht xtrm wthr vnts r bcmng mr prmnnt d t clmt chng. Ths s crtcl cncrn fr Sth frcns s clmt chng wll ffct th vrll stts nd wllbng f th cntry, fr xmpl wth rgrds t wtr rsrcs. Jst lk mny thr prts f th wrld, clmt rsrch shwd tht th rl chllng n Sth frc ws mr rltd t nvrnmntl sss rthr thn dvlpmntl ns. Th mst svr ffct wll b trgtng th wtr spply, whch hs hg ffcts n th grcltr sctr. Spdy nvrnmntl chngs r rsltng n clr ffcts n th cmmnty nd nvrnmntl lvl n dffrnt wys nd spcts, strtng wth r qlty, t tmprtr nd wthr pttrns, rchng t t fd scrty nd dss brdn.
Th vrs ffcts f clmt chng n rrl cmmnts r xpctd t ncld: drght, dpltn f wtr rsrcs nd bdvrsty, sl rsn, dcrsd sbsstnc cnms nd csstn f cltrl ctvts.
Sth frc cntrbts cnsdrbl C2 mssns, bng th 14th lrgst mttr f C2. bv th glbl vrg, Sth frc hd 9.5 tns f C2 mssns pr cpt n 2015. Ths s n lrg prt d t ts nrgy systm rlyng hvly n cl nd l. s prt f ts ntrntnl cmmtmnts, Sth frc hs pldgd t pk mssns btwn 2020 nd 2025.