Warming Across Generations
New Climate Central analysis reflects the theme of tomorrow’s World Meteorological Day—by comparing the lifetime warming experienced across generations, depending on how quickly we cut carbon pollution.
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Special Topic: Climate Change & Schools
Degrees of Disruption
Schools are central to communities across the nation — but many face increasing risk from flooding, extreme heat, and more intense storms in a changing climate. Climate resilient schools play an important role in our adaptation to a warming world.
Children spend a lot of time at school — either in class or playing outside. Keeping schools, students, and staff safe from climate-driven extremes is a growing concern.
Schools across the country serve as community shelters during weather disasters. As these extreme events intensify and happen more frequently due to climate change, schools will become even more important as refuges.
Climate-resilient schools are key for adapting to a warming world. Focusing efforts to build climate adaptation and resilience in these central institutions can help entire communities.
Climate Central is examining climate impacts on schools and children across the U.S., as well as the solutions that create safer, healthier learning environments for current and future generations.
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Warming Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies
Climate change is making pollen season longer and more intense, worsening health effects for millions of Americans with seasonal allergies and asthma — including children.
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Extreme Heat Risks for Children
Climate change is driving more frequent and intense extreme heat that is especially dangerous for children.
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More Extremely Hot Days for School Sports
Young athletes heading back to practice this summer could face more extreme heat hazards.
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Cooling Schools in a Hotter Climate
As kids head back to school, cooling demand is on the rise across the U.S.
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Electric School Buses
The U.S. electric school bus fleet is growing — providing a cleaner, safer alternative to diesel buses that worsen air quality, harm health, and warm the planet.
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Webinar: Building Climate-Resilient Schools: The Impact of Climate Change on Children's Health, Education, and Well-being
On Children’s Environmental Health Day, Climate Central and partners came together to discuss the impacts of climate change on children’s health and education — and what’s being done to build safer, healthier schools in the U.S.
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Children Exposed to Major Coastal Floods in the U.S.
Children are especially vulnerable to health impacts from floods — and around 400,000 kids in the contiguous U.S. currently live in areas at risk from a major coastal flood in 2030.
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More Extremely Hot Days for School Sports
Young athletes heading back to practice this summer could face more extreme heat hazards.
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Public Schools in Urban Heat Islands
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.
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