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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 ...
A Decade of Growth in Solar and Wind Power: Trends Across the U.S.
Apr 3, 2024 · Box 2. Solar Power in the National Electricity Mix. Utility-scale solar accounts for around 8% of the nation’s capacity from all utility-scale electricity sources (including renewables, nuclear ...
2024 Fall Package - Climate Central
Aug 28, 2024 · KEY CONCEPTS. September 1 is the start of meteorological fall. The season has warmed across the U.S. Fall has warmed in 234 U.S. cities — by 2.5°F on average since 1970.
Fall Foliage and Climate Change | Climate Central
Sep 25, 2024 · 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 ...
Urban Heat Hot Spots - Climate Central
Jul 26, 2023 · KEY CONCEPTS. About 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities, where the urban heat island effect can worsen heat extremes. Climate Central analyzed how urban heat island intensity varies within ...
FloodVision - Climate Central
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 ...
Sea Level Rise - Climate Central
Climate Central’s Program on Sea Level Rise strives to provide accurate, clear and granular information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards both locally and globally, today and tomorrow.
A Decade of U.S. Solar Growth | Climate Central
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 ...
Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities - Climate Central
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.
El Niño and La Niña: Local and global effects | Climate Central
Feb 8, 2023 · The planet’s strongest year-to-year climate variation—ENSO—is likely to flip from La Niña to neutral by spring. Here’s how ENSO influences weather patterns in the U.S. and around the globe.