Climate Central
WEBClimate Central researches and reports on the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, extreme weather and weather attribution, global warming and local ...
Sea Level Rise - Climate Central
WEBClimate Central’s Program on Sea Level Rise strives to provide accurate, clear and granular information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards both locally and globally, today and tomorrow.
New Presentation: Our Changing Climate - Climate Central
WEBNov 25, 2020 · Download Full Presentation (PPT, 148MB) Updated: April 2021. Climate Central is presenting a new outreach and education resource for meteorologists, journalists, and others—a climate change ...
Climate Central Solutions Brief: Nuclear Energy
WEBNuclear Energy in the US Today. In 2022, nuclear power generated about 772 million megawatt-hours (MWh) or 18% of U.S. electricity —compared to around 22% from renewable energy sources and 60% ...
The Greenhouse Effect - Climate Central
WEBApr 15, 2014 · When we add extra greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, though, we increase the atmosphere’s heat-trapping capacity. Less heat escapes to space, more returns to Earth, and the planet warms. There ...
Urban Heat Islands - Climate Central
WEBJul 14, 2021 · The cities with the five most intense urban heat islands are New Orleans, Newark, N.J., New York City, Houston, and San Francisco. Find more results in our urban heat island report. Heat islands ...
About us - Climate Central
WEBWhat sets us apart. Climate Central is the only climate communications group that produces and disseminates localized and visual content weekly and at national scale; co-houses scientists ...
Coldest Days Warming Up - Climate Central
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Since 1970, the coldest day of the year has warmed by 7°F on average across 242 U.S. locations analyzed by Climate Central. Yearly coldest temperatures rose at least 1°F in 97% of locations ...
Analysis: Global extreme heat in June 2024 strongly linked to …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Nearly 5 billion people suffered from climate-change-driven extreme heat over 9 days in June. More than 60% of the world population faced extreme heat that was made at least three times more ...
Find Out When the Coldest Day Usually Hits Your Town
WEBJan 8, 2015 · As the national map above shows, the coldest time of year, based on the 1981-2010 climate “normals,” can come as early as mid-December in parts of the West and Southwest; in mid-January across ...