Climate Change

Climate Change represents changes to Earth's temperature and weather patterns. It can be shown in the Intel tab.

Climate change can be worsened by things such as the Spoils and Economy priorities. It can be improved by using the Welfare priority. Certain regions are affected more or less by climate change. Every use of a Stretegic Nuclear Barrage reduces global temperature by -0.2°C (-0.36°F) and adds Excess Stratospheric Aerosols.

Climate change lowers annual GDP in every nation. Letting global temperature become too high or low will eventually alter Earth's apearance and cause a global crop failure. This will reduce every nation's GDP by 50%, Cohesion by 6 and population by a variable amount.