Ben Strauss’ Senate Testimony on Sea Level Rise
On April 19th, 2012, Climate Central's Ben Strauss testified before the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the impact of sea level rise.
March 2012 Becomes Warmest on Record
This NOAA animation shows the locations of each of the 7,793 daytime and 7,493 nighttime records (or tied records) in sequence over the 31 days in March.
Will Your Home Flood?
Sample coverage of the national report called Surging Seas, which has recalculated the risk of flooding to coastal communities across America.
A Look at Flood Risks Across America
As the land loses its struggle with the sea, it's time for new tools to learn just how climate change and sea level rise will effect the coastal U.S.
Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On
As Dr. Heidi Cullen reports, the suffocating heat comes on the heels of the government's release of the new climate "normals". Every 10 years, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculate the 30-year averages for temperature and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations.
ClimateCenter: Summer Forecast 2011
This year's Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than usual and the 2011 summer forecast calls for some extreme weather. Heidi Cullen makes the climate connection.
Wildfires Out West
In different parts of the American West, climate influences wildfires in unexpected ways.
M.V. Ramana on Safety at Nuclear Power Plants
Engineers who design nuclear plants can plan a worst case scenario, but this may not be enough to prevent all accidents.
