This story was produced through a collaboration between NJ Spotlight News and Climate Central. Julia Elman (Climate Central) contributed data reporting. Flight attendant Treniece Bynum was more ...

In the 65 largest U.S. cities, 76% of K-12 public school students attend school in extreme urban heat islands according to new Climate Central analysis.

New Climate Central analysis shows where urban heat is most intense in 65 major cities that account for 15% of the U.S. population.

By Bobby Magill Follow @bobbymagill The Front Lines of Climate Change:Global warming is, by definition, global, but the impacts of climate change will touch everyone on a local level. How each ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Top 10 Hottest Years in the U.S. Global carbon emissions from burning coal, oil, and methane gas climbed to their highest levels ever in 2024. This heat-trapping ...

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 ...

See the full report America’s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our ...

More billion-dollar severe storms. More storms with tornadic potential. Severe weather hazards shifting east into additional vulnerable communities—and extending earlier into winter months.

Poison ivy and the Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged tick may both pose more of a threat to public health now, as a result of climate change.

2023 was the planet’s hottest year on record. The global warming stripes have been updated.

As the climate warms, mosquito-friendly weather is increasing in much of the U.S.—raising the risk for mosquito-borne diseases.

In 2022, the U.S. suffered 18 billion-dollar disasters and had its 18th hottest year on record.