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 ...

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 ...

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Kristina Dahl, Ph.D. is the vice president for science at Climate Central. In this role, she leads Climate Central’s scientific activities and helps design analyses that enable people across the ...