Climate Central

Heat in August

Hotter summers will pose public health challenges 0
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
The real threat of more intense heat waves tied to climate change isn't higher power bills and sweaty armpits; it's the cascading set of health impacts they would inflict upon the vulnerable populations of American cities.
Change we should avoid

Global warming set to intensify August heat, Climate Central study finds 8
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Hot enough for you? Maybe not. Climate Central crunched the numbers, and your Augusts are going to get hotter and hotter. By the 2050s, Houston, Sacramento, Tampa Bay, and Orlando could have as many August days over 95 degrees F as Phoenix and Dallas experience today. Northern cities won't escape either.
Dirty South

Climate Central takes on Georgia, coal, and carbon 0
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
This week brought a new piece of journalism from the crack staff of scientists and reporters at Climate Central. It's called "Georgia: Coal and Carbon."