CoastalDEM® Coastal Risk Screening Tool
Improved elevation data indicate far greater global threats from sea level rise and coastal flooding than previously understood.
New Coastal Risk Screening Tool
Sea Level Rise and Flood Mapping by Year, Water Level, and Elevation Dataset
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Water Ways Series: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast
FROM OUR PARTNERSHIPS JOURNALISM TEAM
Explore how the Netherlands’ climate change adaptation strategies could be a model for the Louisiana coast.
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Brewing Solutions
Beer is big business and climate change is threatening its ingredients, but solutions are brewing—from more sustainable crops to the use of clean energy during production.
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Guided by data and science, our journalists collaborate with local newsrooms on compelling climate change coverage.
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Sustainable Beer Infographic
Brewers are pursuing solutions to reduce water usage, encourage more sustainable farming, limit material use, and power facilities with clean energy.
Economics of Local Breweries
Beer is a significant contributor to many local economies.
Spring Coming Earlier: Number of Days (Local)
Spring ‘leaf out’ is happening earlier in 76% (181) of the 239 cities analyzed, compared to 1981.
Spring Coming Earlier: Number of Days (National)
Our warming climate is causing spring to arrive earlier across much of the U.S.
Local: Spring Days Above Normal (2020)
More days with temperatures above normal are part of a global warming pattern.
Local: Average Spring Temperatures (2020)
Spring temperatures have increased across much of the U.S., which can make for longer allergy and pest seasons.
Local: Average Date of Last Freeze (2020)
Has the date of the average last freeze been changing in your area? If so, it could affect allergy seasons, pest populations and fruit crops
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New Tools, New Insights - The Next Generation of Climate Models
Featuring Claudia Tebaldi, Special Advisor to Climate Central, December 2019
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Could Kennedy Space Center launch pads be at risk as climate changes? Experts say yes
Created to propel humankind beyond the limits of Earth, Kennedy Space Center is now facing a terrestrial threat — the warming of our home…
Climate Central Solutions Brief: Battery Energy Storage
Batteries are having a moment. A new Solutions Brief by Climate Central describes the rapid growth of battery storage capacity in the U.S., and…
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.
Climate Change is Threatening Air Quality across the Country
As summers heat up, the air we breathe is increasingly at risk of becoming unhealthy, despite decades of air quality improvements.
In Hot Water: Warming Waters are Stressing Fish and the Fishing Industry
America’s inland streams, the Great Lakes, and coastal waters are heating up—spelling trouble for fish and the nation’s $46.1 billion dollar recreational fishing industry.
THE BURNING SOLUTION: Prescribed Burns Unevenly Applied Across U.S.
Prescribed burns — an important tool for reducing wildfire risk — are being unevenly applied across the country.
POURING IT ON: How Climate Change Intensifies Heavy Rain Events
Climate change is making the wettest days wetter, heightening flood risks.
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