SOLAR National Solar Power in 2023 By the end of 2023, the U.S. had an estimated total capacity of 139 gigawatts from utility- and small-scale solar installations — an increase of more than 26 ...

The global temperature data is in and signs of climate change could not be clearer—2020 was one of the two warmest years on record.

Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies each year, and climate change is making it worse. About one-quarter of adults (26%) and 19% of children in the U.S. suffer from seasonal ...

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 ...

The purpose of this analysis is to assess the extent to which human-caused climate change has increased the number of uncomfortably hot summer nights (December-February in the Southern Hemisphere ...

KEY CONCEPTS Climate Central analyzed how and where urban heat islands boost temperatures within 65 major U.S. cities that are home to 50 million people, or 15% of the total U.S. population. The ...

Warming trends in 172 U.S. cities are giving plants more time to grow and release pollen. That means longer allergy seasons for millions in the U.S. with seasonal allergies.

Unusually warm ocean temperatures contributed to Hurricane Beryl's rapid intensification. Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index: Ocean (Ocean CSI), which quantifies the influence of climate ...

Winter is warming in 235 U.S. cities Climate Central analyzed winter average temperature data from 241 U.S. locations (see Methodology) to see how and where winters have warmed from 1970 to 2024 ...

Climate Matters • August 12, 2020 Hotter Climate, More Cooling Demand ...

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.

Winter chill brings summer fruits (and nuts). But warmer, shorter winters can disrupt the chill that fruit and nut crops—and related local economies—depend on.