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More Frequent and Pervasive Coastal Flooding
As sea levels rise, coastal flooding is happening more often and in more places at once.
Lingering Summer Warmth
Summer warmth is creeping into our fall season, causing changes to natural events such as migration and hibernation while presenting yet more challenges to American farmers.
Power Outages
Large-scale power outages are increasingly common in the United States, as extreme weather fueled by climate change wreaks havoc on the aging electrical grid. These outages affect millions of people and cost the economy billions of dollars each year.
Climate change and concrete turn up heat on vulnerable communities in New Jersey’s cities
This joint article with Michael Sol Warren from NJ Advance Media and Charles Wohlforth from Climate Central examines how seniors and brown communities in cities like Newark and Elizabeth are most threatened by rising temperatures.
2020 Stronger Hurricanes
Warming Atlantic ocean waters are adding fuel to tropical systems, giving a boost to stronger, more rapidly-intensifying hurricanes.
2020 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum
Arctic ice loss is leading to a reinforcing heat spiral.
Summer 2020: One for the Record Books
Climate Central reflects back on a hot summer 2020, finding that record temperature highs continue to outpace record lows both this summer and through 2020.
NYC’s Trees: A Natural Defense Against Heat, But Not Equally Shared
This article, produced in partnership with WNYC reporter Clarisa Diaz, examines the the cooling power of trees and parks in cities.
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