Levels of planet-warming CO2 in the atmosphere surged in 2024, growing at the fastest annual rate on record. As heat-trapping pollution continues to warm the planet, summer temperatures are ...

Read the full report: Climate change increasing pregnancy risks around the world due to extreme heat (2020-2024) Download the data: For 247 countries, territories, and dependencies and 940 cities ...

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 ...

Read the full report: People Exposed to Climate Change: December 2024-February 2025 Download the data: Climate Shift Index (CSI) levels for 220 countries, territories and dependencies, and 940 ...

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 ...

Table 3. Top 10 ACIS stations with the highest number of days at or above a CSI of 3 during February 2025. We analyzed 191 Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) stations associated with U.S ...

Like all other seasons, spring is getting warmer across the U.S. National warming trends reflect global warming caused by heat-trapping pollution mainly from burning coal, oil, and methane gas for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Climate Shift Index: Ocean quantifies the influence of climate change on sea surface temperatures. It’s grounded in peer-reviewed attribution science and was launched by Climate Central in 2024.

Unusually warm ocean temperatures contributed to Hurricane Beryl's rapid intensification. Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index: Ocean (Ocean CSI), which quantifies the influence of climate ...

June through August 2024 was Earth’s hottest season on record. During this period, the effects of human-induced climate change, mainly from burning fossil fuels, were evident in all regions of ...