Oceans made warmer by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic. In our warming climate, these storms also bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge when they ...
Dr. Zachary Labe, climate scientist at Climate Central, said: “Record heat across both polar regions this October is yet another reminder that the impacts of human-caused climate change reach every ...
This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See Methodology for details. As our climate warms, summer is heating up ...
A dangerous early-season heat wave will impact the central and eastern U.S. between June 20-24, bringing the hottest temperatures of the season so far. The heat is expected to intensify Friday across ...
Click the downloadable graphic: What is attribution science? Humans have increased Earth’s temperature, mainly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and methane gas. The resulting heat-trapping ...
Click the downloadable graphic: Billion-Dollar Disasters January - June 2025 The future of this database of the most costly U.S. weather and climate disasters was uncertain after the National Oceanic ...
In 2025, carbon pollution made 89% of record high daily temperatures set across 247 major U.S. cities more likely — and influenced risky extreme heat events around the globe. Hurricane Melissa, the ...
Hot days are more than uncomfortable — they can affect our health and well-being. And kids are among the most vulnerable to these risks. Excessive heat during childhood can affect kids’ health, ...
Click the downloadable graphic: Local Extremely Hot Summer Days at CSI 2 or Higher Levels of planet-warming CO2 in the atmosphere surged in 2024, growing at the fastest annual rate on record. The ...
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