Climate 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 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Climate change increased maximum wind speeds for every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a Climate Central analysis based on new, peer-reviewed research.

Jan 10, 2025 · 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 ...

Oct 2, 2024 · 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 ...

Climate Shift Index. 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 ...

Dec 11, 2024 · KEY CONCEPTS. Heat-trapping pollution continues to warm our planet, pushing global temperatures to dangerous levels. 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 is on track to be even hotter ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Unusually warm ocean temperatures contributed to Cyclone Chido’s intensification. Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index: Ocean (Ocean CSI), which quantifies the influence of climate change on ...

Jul 9, 2024 · 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.

Apr 3, 2024 · Solar’s growing role in the electricity mix. The U.S. added more than 121 GW of utility- and small-scale solar capacity in total during the last decade — meaning there was nearly eight times ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Climate Central’s recently published study shows climate change increased the intensity for most Atlantic hurricanes between 2019 and 2023 –- and for every storm so far in 2024.