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Climate 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 ...
A Decade of Growth in Solar and Wind Power: Trends Across the U.S.
2024年4月3日 · Box 2. Solar Power in the National Electricity Mix. Utility-scale solar accounts for around 8% of the nation’s capacity from all utility-scale electricity sources (including renewables, nuclear ...
Sea Level Rise - Climate Central
Climate 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.
El Niño and La Niña: Local and global effects | Climate Central
2023年2月8日 · The planet’s strongest year-to-year climate variation—ENSO—is likely to flip from La Niña to neutral by spring. Here’s how ENSO influences weather patterns in the U.S. and around the globe.
Coldest Days Warming Up - Climate Central
2024年1月24日 · KEY CONCEPTS. Extreme cold events still occur in a warming world, but they’re getting shorter and milder. Since 1970, the coldest day of the year has warmed by 7°F on average across 242 U.S ...
The Greenhouse Effect - Climate Central
2014年4月16日 · 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.
Extreme Precipitation in a Warming Climate
2024年5月1日 · KEY CONCEPTS. Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, bringing heavier precipitation extremes — and related flood risks — across the U.S.
Surging Weather-related Power Outages - Climate Central
2022年9月14日 · 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.
Urban Heat Islands - Climate Central
2021年7月14日 · 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 ...
Climate Change and Inland Flooding | Climate Central
2024年5月8日 · State. Average annual flood loss (2020) State. Expected increase (%) in average annual flood loss, 2020-2050 Florida. $4.3 billion. Louisiana. 147%. Pennsylvania