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 ...

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 ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Pregnancy Heat-Risk Days Added by Climate Change Extreme heat presents dangerous risks to global maternal health and birth outcomes. According to the U.S. Centers ...

Oceans made warmer by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic. In our warming climate, these storms also bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge when ...

Average temperatures and days above normal were calculated for each meteorological summer (June, July, August) from 1970 to 2024 using data obtained from the Applied Climate Information System ...

Looking for information about the influence of climate change on other types of weather? Head to the Climate Shift Index (air temperatures) or Climate Shift Index: Ocean. Click to visualize how ...

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