Detroit is not an area known for its tropical climate. Yet, a study by the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments center, a NOAA-funded partnership between University of Michigan and Michigan State University, Detroit has experienced an increase in temperatures that averages out in an increase 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit annually and 11% increase in annual precipitation. In the wake of increasing temperatures and intense weather, the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative has been created. Although Detroit is no longer an economically prosperous area, members of DCAC claim that climate change is just as pressing as an issue. Cities all over the country and all over the world have begun to develop new climate change prevention plans, members of DCAC hope the same to occur in Detroit. Once an epicenter of the automobile industry, many hopefuls believe that Detroit can become an epicenter for climate change prevention plans.
Again, this shows how key climate change prevention is. Often times, those who are impoverished, like a large number in Detroit, are much worse off than those who have more economic means. They do not have access to air conditioners or even have access to protection from the rain. Climate change will be more impactful in areas like Detroit where there are higher numbers of people in poverty. It only makes sense, morally and economically, that the people of Detroit should work together in preventing the effects of climate change.