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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 ...

Burning fossil fuels creates heat-trapping pollution as well as air pollutants, both of which can worsen air quality and put health at risk.

An analysis of how climate change boosted United States temperatures in July 2025 Using Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index (CSI) tool to measure the impact of climate change on daily ...

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.

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 ...

Few other places in the West exemplify the changes brought about by climate change more than the Navajo Nation.

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free energy from solar and wind power grew in 2022. New analysis of Climate Central’s WeatherPower™ data shows how much and where.

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

Large-scale power outages are increasingly common in the United States, as extreme weather fueled by climate change wreaks havoc on the aging electrical grid. These outages affect millions of ...

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our nation’s energy mix ...

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 ...