Some areas will get drier, like out west, while others will get wetter.
Did a quick google search and found this:
"If nothing is done to mitigate temperature rise, the study says, Appalachia is likely to become not only hotter, but wetter and drier. How can it be both? Zegre, an associate professor of forest hydrology in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and his team, just completed a study of the entire 7 state region. Here’s how they say it would happen: “As the atmosphere warms, evaporation increases so water that is in the trees, in the soil, in our crops, in wetlands lakes and rivers, evaporates more quickly.” And with all that water held in the atmosphere, when it rains it pours. “In the steep topography of the Appalachian region, what this translates to, is landslides and floods.” "
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2019-08-11/appalachia-to-become-hotter-wetter-and-drier-in-climate-model-with-severe-economic-impacts
Another source:
"North America's Appalachian Mountains may be a safe haven from climate change, according to a new study by the Nature Conservancy, thanks to hardy ecosystems that can endure warmer, drier weather over time. If left intact, these habitats may become oases for people and wildlife pushed out of other areas, the researchers say."
https://www.treehugger.com/appalachia-offers-climate-refuge-study-finds-4867947
"A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at risk, and in West Virginia one in five homes carry a high risk of flooding, according to an analysis of the data released by the nonprofit First Street Foundation. "
https://wfpl.org/climate-change-increases-flooding-risk-for-some-230000-ohio-valley-homes/
There doesn't seem to be any concern for large forest fires in the Appalachian region. The predictions are for flooding and landslides caused by excessive rain.
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