Read the full report: Running Out of Cool Days: How climate change is decreasing the odds of optimal marathon conditions Researchers have found there is a “sweet spot” for marathon temperatures where ...

Hurricane Melissa reached Category 4 strength, with winds of 140 mph, between Oct. 25 and 26 after undergoing extreme rapid intensification — an increase of about 70 mph in just 24 hours. The storm ...

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During the past three months (June, July, and August 2025), the effects of human-induced climate change — mainly from burning coal, oil, and methane gas — were evident in most regions of the world, ...

This summer’s heat is likely to linger through fall with above-normal temperatures expected across the U.S. from September through November. This year is not an exception. It’s part of a longer ...

This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See Methodology for details. More frequent and intense extreme heat — the ...

Click the downloadable graphic: States at Risk from Coastal Floods In the U.S., coastal floods now happen three times more often than they did 30 years ago — and the frequency and intensity of coastal ...

Read the full report: Climate change is heating up West Africa's cocoa belt Download the data: Data for 44 districts, regions, and states in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Top 10 Hottest Years in the U.S. Global carbon emissions from burning coal, oil, and methane gas climbed to their highest levels ever in 2024. This heat-trapping ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between Daily Yonder and Climate Central. Climate Central scientists Jennifer Brady and Joseph Giguere contributed data reporting. Connie Allen sat at a ...

Climate change increased maximum wind speeds for every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a Climate Central analysis based on new, peer-reviewed research. Human-caused global warming elevated ...

The warming season is also reflected in the growing number of winter days that are warmer than the 1991-2020 winter normal temperature for that location.