As heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, average annual temperatures in New Hampshire will likely rise by 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit and extreme precipitation events will likely double by mid-century, according to two University of New Hampshire reports released today. The reports, “Climate Change in New Hampshire: Past, Present, and Future,” were commissioned by the Granite State Future project and cover northern and southern New Hampshire. They are intended to provide decision-relevant information as municipalities and regions face challenging choices regarding future investments. “The most striking result from the climate assessment is that the recent increase in extreme precipitation events is likely to continue into the future,” says Cameron Wake, research associate professor at the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, director of Climate Solutions New England (CSNE), and lead author of the study. Read the full article from UNH here, and download the reports here.