Dr. Zachary Labe, climate scientist at Climate Central, said: “Winter isn’t gone – it’s changing. It can still get dangerously cold, but there are fewer freezing nights over time. Cold outbreaks still ...
Walking along the waterfront in Fort Lauderdale and admiring the 60-foot yachts docked alongside impressive homes, it’s hard to imagine that this city could suffer the same financial fate as Detroit.
Weather-related power outages are rising as many types of extreme weather become more frequent and/or intense in our warming climate. When blackouts overlap with extreme heat and the need to cool ...
The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities. According to the U.S. Environmental ...
Click the downloadable graphic: National Homes Powered by Solar in 2023 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that most of the nation’s new energy capacity will come from ...
The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across the ...
More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities — and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the ...
Climate change is affecting weather conditions in ways that increase wildfire risks. Warming temperatures and increasingly dry air, vegetation, and soils make it easier for fires to spread, and more ...
Click the downloadable graphic: Top Clean Energy Technology in Each State This past summer was Earth’s hottest season on record, during which human-caused climate change increased heat-related health ...
The most rapid warming in the U.S. has generally occurred when and where it’s coldest, including at night, in northern parts of the country—and during winter. Winter (December, January, February) is ...
Around 80% of Americans live in urban areas, and this could jump to nearly 90% by 2050. As urban populations expand, so do concerns about climate risks in cities. Built environments can boost risks ...
Last month’s UN climate conference was the 27th annual gathering of tens of thousands of attendees representing 200 countries in pursuit of a global goal: to keep warming well below 2°C (3.6°F). At ...