Florida is among the most vulnerable states to climate change facing rising sea levels that threaten to submerge coastal cities including Miami within decades. Louisiana loses approximately one football field of coastal land every 100 minutes due to rising seas erosion and sinking land threatening entire communities. California faces a triple threat from climate change including devastating wildfires prolonged droughts and rising sea levels along its extensive coastline. Texas experiences increasingly extreme weather events including more powerful hurricanes deadly heat waves and severe flooding causing billions in damage annually. Alaska is warming faster than any other state with melting permafrost retreating glaciers and coastal erosion threatening indigenous communities and wildlife habitats. Arizona faces severe water shortages as the Colorado River dries up and extreme heat events become more frequent and deadly in urban areas. New York City is highly vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge as demonstrated by the devastating impacts of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Colorado faces reduced snowpack threatening water supplies for millions and increasing wildfire risk in mountain communities throughout the state annually. Hawaii is experiencing coral reef destruction rising seas and increased hurricane threats that endanger both ecosystems and the tourism based economy. These states must invest heavily in climate adaptation infrastructure improvements and emission reductions to protect their residents and economies from growing threats.