▁what ▁the ▁imp lications ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁could ▁be ▁in ▁Id aho . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁big ▁picture ▁of ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions , ▁Id aho ▁em its ▁the ▁least ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁per ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁a ▁year . ▁It ▁re lies ▁mostly ▁on ▁non p oll uting ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁from ▁its ▁rivers . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁Id aho ▁has ▁seen ▁significant ▁temperature ▁increases , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 1 - 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁average ▁annual ▁observed ▁temperature ▁in ▁the ▁S nake ▁River ▁P lain , ▁located ▁in ▁southern ▁Id aho , ▁has ▁increased ▁by ▁ 1 . 4 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁based ▁on ▁data ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁climate ▁stations ▁( D ub ois , ▁As ht on , ▁Oak ely , ▁P oc at ello , ▁Aber de en , ▁Haz el ton , ▁Jer ome , ▁Bo ise , ▁N ampa , ▁and ▁Pay ette ). ▁ ▁Statist ically ▁the ▁increasing ▁temperature ▁tr ends ▁are ▁most ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁of ▁January , ▁March , ▁and ▁April . ▁ ▁While ▁precip itation ▁has ▁generally ▁increased ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁high ▁vari ability ▁in ▁precip itation ▁makes ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁precip itation ▁tr ends ▁statist ically ▁difficult . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁century , ▁climate ▁in ▁Id aho