Southern Heat Strains Power Generation
The cruel twist is that, by affecting power plant cooling systems, the persistent heat can also hamstring electricity generation.… Read More
Preparing Philly for the Future
Climate Central sat down with Katherine Gajewski to get insights on the steps Philadelphia is taking to deal with more heat and more precipitation in the future. … Read More
Heat Wave Continues, With Record Warm Overnight Lows
To allow you to explore the recent record warm low temperatures, as well as trends going back at least a decade, Climate Central data journalist David Kroodsma created this interactive.… Read More
Hot Nights and High Humidity Set This Heat Wave Apart
According to the Star Tribune, XCel energy — Minnesota's largest utility — set a record for high electricity demand in Minnesota and three neighboring states on July 17, and 8,000 customers lost power at one point.… Read More
New York Times Publishes a Searing Drought Story, But Completely Misses the Climate Change Angle
The fact that the Times story detailed both the drought and the record heat accompanying it, yet left out any mention of climate change, was a particularly puzzling error of omission.… Read More
Climate Change and the Phoenix Dust Cloud — What’s the Connection?
Climate change is expected to make the Southwest warmer and drier, but it could also promote the North American Monsoon. What that means for massive dust clouds, or haboobs, though, they're still not sure. … Read More
Global Warming Goes Nuclear
Thus, the U.S. currently faces a bizarre display of what happens when nuclear energy/weapons issues and the climate crisis meet. If we're lucky, the results won't be too damaging - this time.… Read More
Not Your Average Weather Map
The Pew Center released a new map that illustrates some of the most extreme incidents that have happened in U.S. since 1995, including major floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires.… Read More
