The global temperature data is in and signs of climate change could not be clearer—2020 was one of the two warmest years on record.

Extreme weather events fueled by climate change bring health risks—including from damp, moldy homes after storms and floods.

Winter chill brings summer fruits (and nuts). But warmer, shorter winters can disrupt the chill that fruit and nut crops—and related local economies—depend on.

After a mild winter, warm spring, and extremely warm summer, the Great Lakes have heated up to record levels.

As sea levels rise, flooding is becoming more common along U.S. coasts, where 29% of the population lives. Climate Central’s Coastal Risk Finder provides maps and analysis of the people, homes ...

New Climate Central analysis shows where urban heat is most intense in 65 major cities that account for 15% of the U.S. population.

The U.S. has already experienced 15 billion-dollar disasters in 2022—well above the annual average, reflecting the long-term rise in the frequency of such devastating events.

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.

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Increasing heat and dryness are putting more people at risk from fire weather across America.

With high levels of pollution and warming, future summers in 247 U.S. cities would feel like an entirely different part of the country — or the world — by 2100.