A global review of extreme heat over the past 12 months (May 2024 to May 2025), climate change’s influence on that heat, and strategies to prevent increasingly frequent and intense heat from ...

Coastal Risk Finder, Climate Central’s new interactive map resource, shows who’s at risk from worsening coastal floods driven by rising seas in the U.S. — and what’s being done to adapt.

KEY CONCEPTS. The U.S. generated a record 756,621 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from solar and wind in 2024 — enough to power the equivalent of more than 70 million average American homes.

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.

KEY CONCEPTS. Climate Central analyzed 55 years of temperature data and found that meteorological spring (March - May) has warmed across the U.S. from 1970 to 2024.

KEY CONCEPTS. It’s official: 2024 was the hottest year on record — both globally and for the U.S. Average global temperatures in 2024 ranked highest in the 145-year record, 1.54°C (2.77°F ...

Winter is warming in 235 U.S. cities. Climate Central analyzed winter average temperature data from 241 U.S. locations (see Methodology) to see how and where winters have warmed from 1970 to 2024: ...

Heat-trapping pollution: What it is, where it comes from, its warming effect, and solutions for a cleaner, cooler future.

KEY CONCEPTS. Fall temperatures have warmed by 2.5°F on average across the U.S. since 1970.. Fall warming can disrupt leaf-peeping and extend allergy and wildfire smoke seasons.. Warming has also ...

During the first week of October (October 1-6, 2024), over 120 million people in Japan experienced unusual heat made at least 3 times more likely by human-caused climate change.

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 ...

Read the full report: Analysis: Climate change is increasing dangerous nighttime temperatures across the globe Download data for world regions, countries, and cities:.xlsx Download data for states ...