Apr 3, 2024 · 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 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Climate change increased maximum wind speeds for every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a Climate Central analysis based on new, peer-reviewed research.

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 ...

Jul 9, 2024 · 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.

May 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.

Apr 3, 2024 · Solar’s growing role in the electricity mix. The U.S. added more than 121 GW of utility- and small-scale solar capacity in total during the last decade — meaning there was nearly eight times ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Climate Central’s recently published study shows climate change increased the intensity for most Atlantic hurricanes between 2019 and 2023 –- and for every storm so far in 2024.

Dec 18, 2024 · KEY CONCEPTS. If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas … historically your chances are best in Alaska, the Northern Plains and Rockies, the Great Lakes region, and parts of the Northeast.

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.

Oct 30, 2024 · KEY CONCEPTS. Greenhouse gases warm the Earth by trapping heat near the surface. Heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by humans, mainly from burning fossil fuels, have led to rapid warming.