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Dangerous heat is forecast across the Southwest U.S. and northern Mexico this week. Nearly 53 million people are expected to experience at least one day under these exceptional, climate-driven ...

Extreme heat streaks are becoming more common in major U.S. cities as climate change fuels more dangerous heat.

In the 65 largest U.S. cities, 76% of K-12 public school students attend school in extreme urban heat islands according to new Climate Central analysis.

Bernadette Woods Placky is Climate Central’s VP for Engagement, Chief Meteorologist, and directs the Climate Matters program where she helps the public understand the importance of climate ...

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

Planting zones are warming — affecting which plants thrive in different U.S. regions. This trend is likely to continue as global temperatures rise.

La intensidad de lluvia por hora, un factor clave en las inundaciones repentinas, ha aumentado desde 1970 en ciudades de todo EE. UU.

Climate change is causing hotter temperatures to become more frequent in the four West African countries responsible for producing approximately 70% of the world’s cacao — the key ingredient ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Top 10 Hottest Years in the U.S. Global carbon emissions from burning coal, oil, and methane gas climbed to their highest levels ever in 2024. This heat-trapping ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, climate change is causing a significant increase in winter days with minimum temperatures above freezing, otherwise called lost winter days.

Winter is warming in 235 U.S. cities Climate Central analyzed winter average temperature data from 241 U.S. locations (see Methodology) to see how and where winters have warmed from 1970 to 2024 ...