2 %, ▁and ▁pot ato ▁yields ▁could ▁fall ▁by ▁ 1 8 % ▁under ▁severe ▁conditions ▁where ▁temper atures ▁rise ▁beyond ▁the ▁toler ance ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁c rop . ▁Far med ▁acres ▁could ▁rise ▁or ▁fall ▁by ▁ 1 0 %, ▁depending ▁on ▁how ▁climate ▁changes . ▁ ▁Forest ▁Hot ter , ▁d rier ▁weather ▁could ▁increase ▁the ▁frequency ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁wild f ires , ▁threaten ing ▁both ▁property ▁and ▁for ests . ▁D rier ▁conditions ▁would ▁reduce ▁the ▁range ▁and ▁health ▁of ▁l odge pole ▁and ▁Douglas - fir ▁for ests , ▁and ▁increase ▁their ▁sus cept ibility ▁to ▁fire . ▁ ▁Gr ass ▁and ▁r angel and ▁could ▁expand ▁into ▁previously ▁for ested ▁areas ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁and ▁into ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁valle ys . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁would ▁significantly ▁affect ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Id aho ▁for ests ▁and ▁the ▁activities ▁that ▁depend ▁on ▁them . ▁ ▁E cos ystem s ▁ ▁Id aho ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁e colog ical ▁divers ity . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁could ▁ex ac erb ate ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁facing ▁e cos ystem s ▁in ▁Id aho . ▁Although ▁wild f ires ▁are ▁a ▁natural ▁and ▁necessary ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁e col ogy ▁of ▁western ▁for ests , ▁changes ▁in ▁fire ▁reg imes ▁under ▁climate ▁change ▁have ▁significant ▁imp lications . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁pos es ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁high ▁al pine ▁systems , ▁and ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁their ▁significant ▁decl ine . ▁Local