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KEY CONCEPTS 2022 was the 18th hottest year on record for the U.S., according to NOAA. Temperatures in 2022 are a snapshot of a longer warming trend across the U.S. and the globe. 2022 was also a ...
Poison ivy and the Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged tick may both pose more of a threat to public health now, as a result of climate change.
SOLAR National Solar Power in 2023 By the end of 2023, the U.S. had an estimated total capacity of 139 gigawatts from utility- and small-scale solar installations — an increase of more than 26 ...
Unusually warm ocean temperatures contributed to Hurricane Beryl's rapid intensification. Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index: Ocean (Ocean CSI), which quantifies the influence of climate ...
Winter chill brings summer fruits (and nuts). But warmer, shorter winters can disrupt the chill that fruit and nut crops—and related local economies—depend on.
Over the last five decades, the Great Lakes have trended toward less ice, for less time — consistent with global trends in lake ice decline as the planet warms.
KEY CONCEPTS Climate Central analyzed how and where urban heat islands boost temperatures within 65 major U.S. cities that are home to 50 million people, or 15% of the total U.S. population. The ...
Read the full report: Climate change is heating up West Africa's cocoa belt Download the data: Data for 44 districts, regions, and states in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria ...
KEY CONCEPTS 2023 has been the planet’s 3rd-hottest year on record through July, according to combined NOAA and NASA data. Global temperatures through July 2023 were 1.29°C (2.32°F) above the ...
KEY CONCEPTS Climate Central examined historical trends in fire weather—a combination of low humidity, high heat, and strong winds—across the U.S. This analysis uses data from 476 weather ...
Warming trends in 172 U.S. cities are giving plants more time to grow and release pollen. That means longer allergy seasons for millions in the U.S. with seasonal allergies.