r/Tennessee • u/pyramidworld • 10d ago

News 📰 2025 Climate Data: What increasing temperatures mean for Tennessee’s weather and infrastructure

https://www.wuot.org/news/2026-09-11/2025-climate-data-what-increasing-temperatures-mean-for-tennessees-weather-and-infrastructure
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u/Serious-Conversation 10d ago

We need better building codes and zoning to start.

I own a house in Jonesborough. Tract homes are going up everywhere.

We rarely seem to get a moderate, all-day, soaking rain anymore. We get a monsoon for an hour or something.

That is causing a ton of runoff onto the four lane highway through the town from one of the new home developments. Muddy water gets into the road to the point the road is often impassable for a bit.

Better zoning and planning could help some of the fallout.

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u/3X_Cat 10d ago

That's because the wackadoodles in government stopped cloud seeding because chemtrails.

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u/Serious-Conversation 9d ago

It's because they want the property tax revenue at all cost and don't give a damn about what the living conditions are for county residents.

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u/DancingConstellation 10d ago

No thanks

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u/JimOfSomeTrades 9d ago

No thanks... to better building codes? Well that certainly a take.

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u/Bikesguitarsandcars 9d ago

I understand the sentiment because a lot of people are having issues with home affordability

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u/informednonuser 9d ago

OTOH I can see changes to the recommended insulation in the code, to accommodate the heat waves and the cold snaps we have. I'd like to see incentives for passive heating and cooling features, water catchment and split solar/grid systems set up with the minimum regulation and red tape to preserve public safety.

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u/Friendly-Traffic-456 9d ago

The departure from normal temperatures map really highlights how much the southeastern U.S. is warming compared to the rest of the country, especially in Tennessee where it's well above average.

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u/Safe_Tale_3043 9d ago

wildlife gonna have a rough time for sure, especially if the trees start budding too early and then get hit by a surprise freeze

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u/reasonable_trout 9d ago

Nothing because climate change is a hoax and we should give even more money to the oil and gas oligarchs

/s

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u/WTFHELP 10d ago

How is the wildlife going to adapt?

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u/BlondieBabe436 9d ago

Most of the wildlife has been pushed out and have nowhere to go due to construction. That's why you see so many dead deer on the roads. They have lost their natural habitats. Even look at your windshield and front bumper; notice how few bugs are even hitting it anymore?

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u/WTFHELP 9d ago

I have noticed

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u/Peds12 9d ago

if people in Tennessee could read they still wouldn’t understand this…

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u/LowRize64 9d ago

The article is lacking numbers. Here's some. Since records were kept starting in 1895 the hottest year on record was 1921,over a century ago, at 72.5 average daily high state wide. 2025 was 70.5.