CoastalDEM® Coastal Risk Screening Tool
Improved elevation data indicate far greater global threats from sea level rise and coastal flooding than previously understood.
July 4th Extremes
This week, we take a look at July warming and July 4th climate extremes.
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Seniors at Risk: Heat and Climate Change
A new Climate Central report examines how heat and a warming climate endanger the health of an aging U.S. population, a threat made even more worrisome during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020 Mets Unite
Thursday, June 18th is the third year of Mets Unite and the iconic “warming stripes” image—a simple visual that has inspired climate communicators around the world.
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Climate Matters
Climate Matters provides meteorologists with data & graphics on local weather events and their link to climate change.
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Guided by data and science, our journalists collaborate with local newsrooms on compelling climate change coverage.
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2020 Summer Package
In the second installment of our new seasonal packages, we’re updating popular summer analyses that will help you in explaining the connections between weather and our changing climate.
2020 Hurricane Season
Rising temperatures are causing hurricanes to become more intense, produce more rainfall, and create higher storm surges.
Summer Starting Earlier
With climate change, summertime heat is starting earlier for many parts of the U.S., squeezing out the colder seasons and prolonging the health risks of extreme heat.
CO2 and the Climate Curve
Even as emissions temporarily decline during the pandemic, global temperatures and CO2 levels continue to rise.
Travel and Air Pollution During Covid-19
Air quality has improved substantially as travel declines during the pandemic, though these changes may not last for long.
Local: Heavy Rain Trends (2020)
More heavy rain is a major impact of climate change—on par with intensifying heat.
New Webinar Recording
New Tools, New Insights - The Next Generation of Climate Models
Featuring Claudia Tebaldi, Special Advisor to Climate Central, December 2019
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Climate Central Solutions Brief: Battery Energy Storage
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Report: Flooded Future: Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood
New elevation data show that by midcentury frequent coastal flooding will rise higher than areas currently home to hundreds of millions of people.
