As the planet warms, summers are getting hotter in most major U.S. cities. According to new Climate Central analysis, summer heat is also extending into fall, bringing a longer season of heat-related ...

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Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina became one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Marking the 20-year anniversary, Climate Central used the Climate Shift Index: Ocean and Climate Shift ...

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 ...

Read the full report: Climate change increasing pregnancy risks around the world due to extreme heat (2020-2024) Download the data: For 247 countries, territories, and dependencies and 940 cities ...

Click the downloadable graphic: States at Risk from Coastal Floods In the U.S., coastal floods now happen three times more often than they did 30 years ago — and the frequency and intensity of coastal ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Top 10 Hottest Years in the U.S. Global carbon emissions from burning coal, oil, and methane gas climbed to their highest levels ever in 2024. This heat-trapping ...

Download the data: National, state/province, and city data for 123 countries and 901 cities ...

The U.S. experienced 24 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters from January through November 2024 — a total second only to the record 28 annual disasters set just last year. These 24 ...

The warming season is also reflected in the growing number of winter days that are warmer than the 1991-2020 winter normal temperature for that location.

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 ...

Golden aspen groves in the Rockies. Orange sassafras slopes along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Scarlet maples dotting New England’s lakeshores. As leaf-peeping season spreads across the U.S. each fall, it ...