Levels of planet-warming CO2 in the atmosphere surged in 2024, growing at the fastest annual rate on record. As heat-trapping pollution continues to warm the planet, summer temperatures are ...

Kristina Dahl, Ph.D. is the vice president for science at Climate Central. In this role, she leads Climate Central’s scientific activities and helps design analyses that enable people across the ...

Average temperatures and days above normal were calculated for each meteorological summer (June, July, August) from 1970 to 2024 using data obtained from the Applied Climate Information System ...

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Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and science translators who research and report the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people’s lives. We use science and ...

Climate change is the global challenge of our time — and the time to act is now. Working in partnership with meteorologists, journalists, and decision makers, Climate Central demonstrates how ...

Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and science translators who research and report the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people’s lives. We use science and ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Pregnancy Heat-Risk Days Added by Climate Change Extreme heat presents dangerous risks to global maternal health and birth outcomes. According to the U.S. Centers ...

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our nation’s energy mix ...