Climate Central created Climate Change: Key Facts, a free slide deck available in English and Spanish, using our library of Climate Matters content — all of which is reviewed by staff scientists in ...

This summer’s heat is likely to linger through fall with above-normal temperatures expected across the U.S. from September through November. This year is not an exception. It’s part of a longer ...

We all depend on the oceans. They regulate climate over long timescales and affect weather on land. They also host vast ecosystems, provide nutrition for billions, and support livelihoods and cultures ...

This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See Methodology for details. More frequent and intense extreme heat — the ...

The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities. According to the U.S. Environmental ...

Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature of ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Climate Change Worsens Seasonal Allergies for Children The first spring leaves and flowers are unfolding early in parts of the south including in Atlanta, Georgia and ...

Read the full report: Climate change is heating up West Africa's cocoa belt Download the data: Data for 44 districts, regions, and states in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria ...

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 ...

The U.S. experienced 24 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters from January through November 2024 — a total second only to the record 28 annual disasters set just last year. These 24 ...

October minimum temperatures from 1970 to 2023 were obtained from the Applied Climate Information System (ACIS). Local Halloween climate extremes were also retrieved from ACIS, but included each ...

School buses cover more than four billion miles each year to bring over 24 million K-12 students to and from school across the U.S. In response to these health and climate risks, a nationwide effort ...