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 ...

KEY CONCEPTS. The global temperature analyses are in, with NASA ranking 2020 as the warmest year on record (tied with 2016), and NOAA ranking it as the second warmest (see methodology below ...

Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies each year, and climate change is making it worse. About one-quarter of adults and 19% of children in the U.S. suffer from seasonal allergies ...

*Based on annual estimates of benefits from the U.S. Forest Service i-Tree tools. Download local data for all 242 counties. LOCAL STORY ANGLES Explore tree canopy and related benefits in your ...

Read the full report: Analysis: Climate change is increasing dangerous nighttime temperatures across the globe Download data for world regions, countries, and cities:.xlsx Download data for states ...

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.

Warming trends in 172 U.S. cities are giving plants more time to grow and release pollen. That means longer allergy seasons for millions in the U.S. with seasonal allergies.

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 ...

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: ...

KEY CONCEPTS. Higher temperatures from carbon pollution are causing more Americans to retreat indoors and turn on their air conditioners. Cooling degree days (CDD) is the terminology used to ...

Power outages are increasingly common, and weather was the cause of about 83% of major outages from 2000-2021. New analysis breaks down U.S. trends by region and weather event type.

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.