Bernadette Woods Placky is Climate Central’s VP for Engagement, Chief Meteorologist, and directs the Climate Matters program where she helps the public understand the importance of climate ...

More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities — and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Climate Change Worsens Seasonal Allergies for Children The first spring leaves and flowers are unfolding early in parts of the south including in Atlanta, Georgia ...

Summary Large-scale power outages are increasingly common across the United States. Damaging storms, extreme weather, and a growing demand for electricity are straining our nation’s aging power ...

New Climate Central research shows that under the current emissions pathway leading toward 3°C global warming, about 50 major cities around the world will need to mount globally unprecedented ...

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our nation’s energy mix ...

Click the downloadable graphic: National Homes Powered by Solar in 2023 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that most of the nation’s new energy capacity will come from ...

Around 80% of Americans live in urban areas, and this could jump to nearly 90% by 2050. As urban populations expand, so do concerns about climate risks in cities. Built environments can boost ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Top 10 Hottest Years in the U.S. Global carbon emissions from burning coal, oil, and methane gas climbed to their highest levels ever in 2024. This heat-trapping ...

Like all other seasons, spring is getting warmer across the country. Since 1970, spring temperatures have increased by 2°F on average across the contiguous U.S. These long-term warming trends ...

The power grid is essential, but vulnerable. We all depend on the electricity system that serves homes and businesses across the U.S., but this system is vulnerable to large-scale outages caused ...

The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across ...