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.

Fall warming extends the growing season for ragweed and other fall allergy offenders that affect millions in the U.S. who are allergic to pollen and mold.

This report looks at the influence of climate change-driven extreme heat on pregnancy risks over 2020-2024.

The planet’s strongest year-to-year climate variation—ENSO—is likely to flip from La Niña to neutral by spring. Here’s how ENSO influences weather patterns in the U.S. and around the globe.

Power outages are increasingly common, and weather was the cause of about 83% of major outages from 2000-2021. New analysis breaks down U.S. trends by region and weather event type.

The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across ...

THIS IS NOT THE MOST RECENT VERSION AVAILABLE. New analysis kicks off the season showing that summers are heating up in 230 U.S. cities — by 2.5°F on average since 1970.

KEY CONCEPTS Of all major U.S. power outages reported from 2000 to 2023, 80% (1,755) were due to weather. Most weather-related outages were caused by severe weather (58%), winter storms (23%), and ...

To avoid worsening climate change impacts, we need to limit emissions, and that means getting to “Net Zero.” ...

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 ...

Public and private clean investments have focused on buying, making, and using different technologies in various states. These rankings partly depend on state size, population, natural resources ...

KEY CONCEPTS As sea levels rise, flooding is becoming more common along U.S. coasts, where about 30% of the population lives. High tide flooding can occur in the absence of heavy rainfall or ...