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| Climate Central study, illustrations, and maps show the stakes for COP26 climate negotiations October 12, 2021 — New research from Climate Central illustrates the fleeting opportunity to limit coastal cities’ future losses to rising seas. Detailed in the paper “Unprecedented Threats to Cities from Multi-century Sea Level Rise,” published today in Environmental Research Letters… |
| manbetx尤文气候中心启动实时气候警告to Help Journalists Localize Climate Change Stories June 21, 2021 — Climate Central today announced the launch of Realtime Climate alerts, a reporting resource to help journalists present climate science and visualize climate connections to local weather events as they happen… |
| Climate Change Accounted for $8 billion of Hurricane Sandy Losses: Study May 18, 2021 — Sea level rise caused by carbon emissions accounted for approximately 13% ($8.1 billion) of the $62.7 billion in losses incurred by New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Hurricane Sandy, according to a study published by Nature Communications . . . |
| Study: Coastal flood risk to U.S. affordable housing projected to triple by 2050 Dec. 1, 2020 — As climate change causes sea levels to rise, the number of affordable housing units in the U.S. at risk from coastal flooding is projected to more than triple to nearly 25,000 units nationwide over the next 30 years, according to a Climate Central study published today in Environmental Research Letters… |
| Report: TV Weathercasters Are Raising Americans' Awareness of Climate Science July 24, 2020 — America’s TV weathercasters, who in recent years have started reporting on the local impacts of global warming, are helping Americans develop a better understanding of the realities of climate change. . . . |
| New Coastal Risk Screening Tool Supports Sea Level Rise and Flood Mapping by Year, Water Level, and Elevation Dataset March 12, 2020 — Climate Central today announced the release of its globalCoastal Risk Screening Toolto generate customizable, localized maps of projected sea level rise and coastal flood risks by year, water level, and elevation . . . . |
| New study triples global estimates of population threatened by sea level rise Oct. 29, 2019 — By 2050 sea level rise will push average annual coastal floods higher than land now home to 300 million people,according to a Climate Central study published today inNature Communications. . . . . |
| Climate Central’s WeatherPower Tool Shows Daily Wind and Solar Electricity Generation in Every U.S. State, County, Media Market, and Congressional District Oct. 16, 2019 — Science and news organization Climate Central todayannounced the release of its updated WeatherPower tool, which creates localized, graphical estimates of wind- and solar-generated electricity for every state, county, media market, and congressional district in the U.S. . . . . . . |
| Unchecked warming could bring concurrent crises to U.S. cities February 20, 2019 — Absent substantial cuts in carbon pollution, 21 U.S. cities are threatened with multiple concurrent and severe climate hazards by mid-century, according to Climate Central’s new report,CLIMATE PILE-UP: Global Warming’s Compounding Dangers. . . . . . |
| Despite cold snap, warming has transformed U.S. winters January 23, 2019 — The past week’s snow-friendly temperatures are becoming increasingly rare. Across the United States, winters have heated up since the 1970s — and that trend is jeopardizing America’s valuable winter recreation sector, according to Climate Central’s new report,ON THIN ICE: How Climate Change is Shaping Winter Recreation. . . . . . |
| Climate Central Receives “Friend of the Planet Award” from the National Center for Science Education September 12, 2018 — In conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit underway in California this week, the National Center for Science Education celebrated the designation of Climate Central as a 2018 Friend of the Planet . . . . . . |
| Climate Central Story Featured on Google Earth's Voyager September 12, 2018 — On September 12, Google is featuring a Climate Central story as the top item on Google Earth’s Voyager website . . . . . . |
| Air Pollution Progress Still Undermined by Western Wildfires August 15, 2018 — Smoke pollution is leading to serious public health impacts as large wildfires across the American West become more frequent and destructive . . . . . . |
| “Disease Danger Days” on the Rise: Most U.S. Cities See Increase in Mosquito Risk-Zone Days August 8, 2018 — The number of days when mosquito bites are the most dangerous is increasing across much of the U.S., representing a greater risk for transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, . . . . . . |
| Sea-level Tools Released in Spanish:Press release available inEnglish&Spanish July 18, 2018 — Detailed information is now available in Spanish for U.S. coastal communities on populations, infrastructure, and property at risk from rising sea levels and coastal floods through a trio of Climate Central web tools. . . . . . |
| Missouri Farms as Carbon Storehouse? New Study Finds Big Potential July 18, 2018 — Faced with increasing and more intense extreme weather — heavier downpours, hotter temperatures, more severe droughts — farmers and ranchers in Missouri are turning to proven conservation practices. . . . . . |
| Climate Central Announces Appointment of Dr. Benjamin Strauss as President and CEO May 1, 2018 — Climate Central today announced the appointment of Dr. Benjamin Strauss as President and CEO, effective May 7, 2018. . . . . . |
| Climate Central Celebrates 10-Year Mark With New Appointments; Announces New Board Members, Chief Scientist March 1, 2018 — Climate Central welcomes Kathryn Murdoch and James. L. Bildner to its 11-member Board of Directors. Murdoch is the co-founder and president of the Quadrivium Foundation , a trustee of the Environmental Defense Fund. . . . . |
| Climate Matters Expands Into the Newsroom 2017年9月7日- th气候重要项目at has successfully helped hundreds of television meteorologists become key sources of local climate change information for audiences around the nation is now expanding further into the newsroom. . . . . |
| WMO and Climate Central Launch a New Interactive Map and Video Series July 5, 2017 — In a year already marked by heatwaves and new daily temperature records, television weather presenters and Climate Central explored how climate. . . . . |
| Karen Florini joins Climate Central as Vice President for Programs June 27, 2017 — Karen Florini, former Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change at the U.S. State Department, joined Climate Central as Vice President for Programs. . . . . |
| Cities Face Rapidly Escalating Coastal Flood Exposure May 10, 2017 — Rising sea levels are adding to the height of both chronic and extreme coastal flooding. According to new research published today inClimatic Change. . . . . |
| Climate Central Partnering with March for Science; Heidi Cullen a Featured Speaker on Climate Science April 18, 2017 — On April 22, scientists and science supporters will take the streets to show their support of research and analysis. Climate Central is proud to announce its support for the March for Science and even more excited to have Heidi Cullen. . . . . |
| Climate change increased chances of record rains in Louisiana by at least 40 percent September 7, 2016 — Human-caused climate warming increased the chances of the torrential rains that unleashed devastating floods in south Louisiana in mid-August by at least 40 percent. . . . |
| New Analysis Finds Strong Climate Change Link To Recent Deluge in France June 9, 2016 — Human-caused climate change played an important role in the heavy rains that pounded parts of France for days near the end of May, scientists with World Weather Attribution(WWA) concluded. . . . |
| Scientists and Journalists Launch Effort to Improve Communication of Contentious Science April 22, 2016 — Why do so many people reject broadly accepted scientific findings? What are the psychological, behavioral, and cultural threads that tie together the fear of vaccinations with denial of climate change?. . . . |
| America’s Preparedness Report Card Shows States Largely Unprepared to Face Future Extreme Weather Risk November 18, 2015 — A new report released today shows that states across the country are largely unprepared to face the significant and increasing risks posed by changing levels of extreme weather, including: extreme heat,. . . . |
| WXshift Launches: Site Offers Weather With Local Climate Trends September 15, 2015 — Today, Climate Central launched WXshift, a groundbreaking weather website that combines weather forecasts with local climate trends to help Americans understand how climate change. . . . |
| Rising Seas Disproportionately Threaten Gulf's Poorest August 20, 2015 — Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the poorest Gulf state residents continue to face disproportionate threat from coastal flooding as oceans rise, according to three new reports on the impacts. . . . |
| Vote for Climate Central's Surging Seas: $25K Grand Prize in Solutions Search March 26, 2015 — I am delighted to announce that Climate Central has been chosen as one of 10 national finalists in the Reducing Our Risk contest sponsored by Solutions Search, for our sea level rise map. . . . |
| Decoding the SOCCOM Floats — Google Hangout On-Air March 17, 2015 — Hear from leading Southern Ocean scientists as they discuss their experiences with an innovative new technology that’s making it possible to better understand how the vast, remote. . . . |
| Rising Ocean Floods To Threaten $10 Billion In Texas December 8, 2014 — Coastal communities throughout Texas will likely experience extreme floods topping 5 feet above the high-tide line by midcentury, and see records broken from Freeport to Corpus Christi. . . . |
| Google Hangout With Lead Scientists From New SOCCOM Mission December 4, 2014 — World's leading Southern Ocean experts discuss a new breakthrough in gathering critical climate data from one of the most remote, but important regions of the planet. Discover the role . . . . |
| Record Floods Imminent As Seas Rise In Delaware September 16, 2014 — Coastal communities throughout Delaware will likely see record-breaking floods within 20 years. Floods reaching more than 5 feet above the high tide line are likely within half a century . . . . |
| Rising Seas Drive Isabel-Topping Flood Threat For D.C. September 16, 2014 — The Washington, D.C. area will likely see a record flood before mid-century. That is the threat of waters topping 8 feet above high tide line in the Tidal Basin — a foot higher than Hurricane Isabel . . . . |
| Widely Varying Risks For Record Floods As Seas Rise In Maryland September 16, 2014 — Coastal and tidewater communities throughout Maryland will likely see record-breaking floods within 20 to 60 years, depending on location. That is the threat under a mid-range sea level rise. . . . |
| Imminent Risk For Record Floods As Seas Rise In Virginia September 16, 2014 — Coastal and tidewater communities throughout Virginia will likely see record-breaking floods within 20 to 30 years. That is the threat under a mid-range sea level rise scenario . . . . |
| New NSF Grant Supports Nation’s TV Weathercasters As Local Climate Educators September 9, 2014 — The nation’s television weathercasters will have better tools to keep their viewers informed about the local consequences of climate change, thanks to a $3 million National Science Foundation grant. . . . |
| Heat Islands Cooking U.S. Cities August 20, 2014 — Urbanization and climate change are teaming up, turning up the heat in cities faster than rural areas. These hotter urban temperatures raise the risk for dangerous ozone air pollution, according to a . . . |
| Record Ocean Floods to Threaten $24 Billion in South Carolina July 21, 2014 — Coastal communities throughout South Carolina will likely see extreme floods topping 4 feet above the high tide line within 20 to 40 years, depending on location, and breaking records in the Hilton Head . . . |
| Record Ocean Floods Forecast for North Carolina 2014年7月15日——沿海社区北卡罗ina will likely see record floods topping 4 feet above the high tide line within 30 to 60 years, possibly sooner, depending on location. That is the threat under multiple . . . |
| 1,001 Blistering Summers; How Hot Will Your Summers Be? July 9, 2014 — A new interactive and analysis released today by the research and journalism organization Climate Central illustrates how much hotter summers will be in 1,001 U.S. cities by the end of the century . . . |
| New Project: World Weather Attribution June 17, 2014 — Climate Central is pleased to announce a new initiative called World Weather Attribution that will seek to perform “extreme weather autopsies” immediately after an extreme weather event occurs . . . |
| Surging Seas Risk Finder Released for California, Oregon, Washington June 11, 2014 — Today Climate Central launched Surging Seas Risk Finder for California, Oregon, and Washington, and made big upgrades for all 11 states we have so far analyzed for sea level rise and coastal . . . |
| Surging Seas Risk Finder Released for New England, Enhanced for NJ, NY, FL April 24, 2014 — I am pleased to announce that today Climate Central launched its enhanced Surging Seas Risk Finder for New England states. The launch also includes new analysis and features for NJ, NY, and FL . . . |
| Marshall Shepherd Joins Climate Central Board February 20, 2014 — Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd who led the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has joined the board of Climate Central. Shepherd, a leading international expert in the area of weather . . . |
| Seas Risk Finder Released for Florida November 7, 2013 — Today, Climate Central launched its Surging Seas Risk Finder for the state of Florida at the 5th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit. This is the third U.S. coastal state . . . |
| Most Vulnerable in New Jersey at Risk For Flooding October 29, 2013 — A year after Sandy hit the coast of New York and New Jersey, a new analysis by Climate Central shows projected sea level rise and coastal flooding would impact critical infrastructure and . . . |
| Surging Seas Risk Finder Released for New Jersey and New York October 29, 2013 — Climate Central has launched its Surging Seas Risk Finder for the states of New Jersey and New York. The public web tool was developed in order to provide local regions and policy makers with . . . |
| Hyrbids Better for the Climate than Electric in Most States August 8, 2013 — A new state-by-state analysis of the climate impacts of electric cars, plug-in hybrid electrics, and conventional gas-powered hybrid cars found that in 39 states, a high-efficiency, conventional . . . |
| Sandy Caused 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage Overflows to Waterways April 30, 2013 — Six months after Hurricane Sandy left parts of the East Coast leveled and underwater, a new Climate Central report details another layer of destruction: 11 billion gallons of partially or untreated . . . |
| Winters Warming Fastest in Coldest States 2013年2月22日——一个戏剧性的冬季变暖trend has developed since 1970, with the coldest states warming the fastest, according to an analysis of 101 years of temperature records. The data, collected from . . . |
| Graphical Look at 2012: The Hotteset Year on Record in the U.S. December 13, 2012 — Last week NOAA announced that 2012 was “likely” to be the warmest year on record in the 48 states, based on temperatures through November. At some point, however, likelihood turns into . . . |
| U.S. Carbon Emissions Down, But Decline Unlikely to Continue October 2, 2012 — A Climate Central analysis of the American energy economy shows that the nearly 9 percent reduction in annual carbon emissions in the U.S. from 2005-2011 is unlikely to continue in the years ahead . . . |
| Seven Times More Very Large Fires on Forest Service Land Than in the 1970s September 18, 2012 — As of August of this year, 2012 tied the record for the most acres burned by wildfires, with 8.6 million acres, an area larger than the state of Maryland, up in Clames. With nearly two months of . . . |
| The Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas), is the Fastest-Warming Region in the Nation June 23, 2012 — Global warming isn't uniform. According to a new analysis from Climate Central, over the past 100 years, teh continental U.S. has warmed about 1.3 degrees F, but between 1912 and 2011 the top 10 . . . |
| Florida Dominates Nation's Risk from Sea Level Rise June 20, 2012 — Florida faces nearly half the nation’s risk from higher seas and coastal floods worsened by global warming — with 2.4 of the 4.9 million U.S. residents who live on land less than 4 feet above the local . . . |
| State-by-State Roadmap to Climate-Friendly Cars April 25, 2012 — America’s high-carbon electricity grid is short-circuiting efforts to give consumers climate-friendly, electric-vehicle options. Depending on where you live, generating the electricity to charge an . . . |
| Global Warming Increases Flood Risk at Hundreds of Coastal Energy Facilities Nationwide April 18, 2012 — By the year 2030, storm-driven floods amplified by sea level rise - reaching 4 ft above the high tide line - will occur twice as often as today, according to Dr. Ben Strauss, Chief Operating Officer and head . . . |
| Report: Global Warming Doubles Extreme Coastal Flood Risk Nationwide March 16, 2012 — Sea level rise due to global warming has already doubled the annual risk of coastal flooding of historic proportions across widespread areas of the United States, according to a new report from . . . |
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