This story was produced through a collaboration between NJ Spotlight News and Climate Central. Julia Elman (Climate Central) contributed data reporting.

More billion-dollar severe storms. More storms with tornadic potential. Severe weather hazards shifting east into additional vulnerable communities—and extending earlier into winter months.

The global temperature data is in and signs of climate change could not be clearer—2020 was one of the two warmest years on record.

Coastal Risk Finder, Climate Central’s new interactive map resource, shows who’s at risk from worsening coastal floods driven by rising seas in the U.S. — and what’s being done to adapt.

In 2022, the U.S. suffered 18 billion-dollar disasters and had its 18th hottest year on record.

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Extreme weather events fueled by climate change bring health risks—including from damp, moldy homes after storms and floods.

Few other places in the West exemplify the changes brought about by climate change more than the Navajo Nation.

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free energy from solar and wind power grew in 2022. New analysis of Climate Central’s WeatherPower™ data shows how much and where.

Winter chill brings summer fruits (and nuts). But warmer, shorter winters can disrupt the chill that fruit and nut crops—and related local economies—depend on.

2024 is on track to be Earth’s hottest year on record, and the U.S. experienced 24 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters this year through November.

The U.S. produced more solar power in 2023 than ever before – part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy.