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WEBClimate Central researches and reports on the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, extreme weather and weather attribution, global warming and local ...
Sea Level Rise - Climate Central
WEBClimate Central’s Program on Sea Level Rise strives to provide accurate, clear and granular information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards both locally and globally, today and tomorrow.
New Presentation: Our Changing Climate - Climate Central
WEBNov 25, 2020 · Download Outline (PDF, 110KB) Download Full Presentation (PPT, 148MB) Updated: April 2021. Climate Central is presenting a new outreach and education resource for meteorologists, journalists, and ...
Surging Weather-related Power Outages - Climate Central
WEBSep 13, 2022 · Power outages are increasingly common, and weather was the cause of about 83% of major outages from 2000-2021. New analysis breaks down U.S. trends by region and weather event type.
Making Sense of the Moore Tornado in a Climate Context
WEBMay 21, 2013 · By Andrew Freedman. The devastating tornado that ripped apart Moore, Okla., on Monday now joins the ranks of America’s strongest twisters on record, coming almost exactly two years after a ...
The Greenhouse Effect - Climate Central
WEBApr 15, 2014 · Download high-resolution file. The basic explanation for why CO2 and other greenhouse gases warm the planet is so simple and has been known science for more than a century.
Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat
WEBMay 28, 2024 · A look at global extreme heat over the past 12 months, how climate change has influenced this heat, and strategies to prevent increasingly frequent and intense heat from claiming lives worldwide.
Power OFF: Extreme Weather and Power Outages - Climate Central
WEBSep 30, 2020 · 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 ...
2021 in Review: Global Temperature Rankings | Climate Central
WEBJan 13, 2022 · Global Top 10 Hottest Years. 2021 was the planet’s 6th hottest year on record, according to NASA and NOAA’s year-end temperature analyses. This year’s warmth is consistent with long-term ...
Urban Heat Islands - Climate Central
WEBJul 14, 2021 · A new Climate Central analysis evaluates the intensity of urban heat islands in cities around the country. Read the report to find out about the factors that cause hotter temperatures in urban ...