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.

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 ...

Fall warming extends the growing season for ragweed and other fall allergy offenders that affect millions in the U.S. who are allergic to pollen and mold.

This report looks at the influence of climate change-driven extreme heat on pregnancy risks over 2020-2024.

KEY CONCEPTS Of all major U.S. power outages reported from 2000 to 2023, 80% (1,755) were due to weather. Most weather-related outages were caused by severe weather (58%), winter storms (23%), and ...

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.

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.

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. The ...

Public and private clean investments have focused on buying, making, and using different technologies in various states. These rankings partly depend on state size, population, natural resources ...

THIS IS NOT THE MOST RECENT VERSION AVAILABLE. New analysis kicks off the season showing that summers are heating up in 230 U.S. cities — by 2.5°F on average since 1970.

KEY CONCEPTS The U.S. generated a record 756,621 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from solar and wind in 2024 — enough to power the equivalent of more than 70 million average American homes ...

Figure 1. Sapporo, Japan: Projected Future Sea Levels Utilizing Google Earth images, Climate Central developed realistic renderings of coastal locations under different future warming scenarios ...