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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 ...
Rising Ocean Temps Threaten the Ocean Food Chain
WEBOct 26, 2012 · The study reports that phytoplankton — water-dwelling, single-celled micro-organisms including algae and other species — may have trouble adjusting to rising ocean temperatures ...
Extreme Heat: When Outdoor Sports Become Risky
WEBAug 21, 2019 · Heat index of 90°F-103°F: A person can experience heat stroke, heat cramps, or heat exhaustion and “extreme caution” is recommended. Heat index of 103°F/105°F-124°F (depending on location ...
Peak CO2 & Heat-trapping Emissions | Climate Central
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Atmospheric carbon dioxide is on the rise. For March 2022, the latest monthly data available, average monthly carbon dioxide (CO2) levels reached 418 ppm (parts per million) compared to 417 ppm in ...
365 Days on a Warming Planet | Climate Central
WEBOct 26, 2022 · Key Facts. Climate Central is launching the Global Climate Shift Index ™—a new tool that quantifies the local influence of climate change on daily temperatures around the world. Climate ...
New Presentation: Our Changing Climate | Climate Central
WEBNov 25, 2020 · Updated: April 2021. Climate Central is presenting a new outreach and education resource for meteorologists, journalists, and others—a climate change presentation, Our Changing Climate. This 55 ...
2021 Record Rain Days | Climate Central
WEBNov 10, 2021 · For 15% of 2568 stations evaluated across the contiguous U.S., their wettest day of 2021 ranks in their top-ten annual wettest days on record. Through the end of October, 37 of these locations ...
Climate Shift Index alert: Spain, July 2023 | Climate Central
WEBJul 11, 2023 · Climate Central analysis shows that human-caused climate change made the record-breaking heat forecast in parts of Spain up to 5 times more likely.
Surging Power Outages and Climate Change | Climate Central
WEBSep 14, 2022 · Power failures have cascading effects on other infrastructure and cost billions of dollars annually. Between 2000 and 2021, about 83% of reported major outages in the U.S. were attributed to ...
Transcript of Obama’s Speech on Climate Change
WEBJun 25, 2013 · We doubled the electricity we generated from wind and the sun. We doubled the mileage our cars will get on a gallon of gas by the middle of the next decade. (Applause.) President Obama during his ...