Allergy season lengthened by 15 days on average between 1970 and 2021 across about 200 U.S. cities, according to an analysis from Climate Central, a nonprofit climate news organization.
The Coastal Risk Screening Tool by Climate Central shows the towns near the seaside that may need to be abandoned by 2050 because of global warming and coastal erosion.
Coastal marshes that have been invaded by feral hogs recover from natural disasters up to three times slower, and are significantly less resilient to climate change, according to a recent study from Duke University and the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The space center in Houston surrounded by a moat; the famous beach in Santa Monica, Calif., completely submerged; a professional sports stadium in Washington, D.C., turned into a bathtub — these are just some of the of the startling images of the future in America's largest cities without action to limit climate change.
A pair of English researchers found that New Zealand is best poised to stay up and running as climate change continues to wreak global havoc. Other scientists found flaws in their model.
In 2000, almost 8,000 affordable housing units in the United States were at risk from annual coastal flooding. By 2050, this number could rise to 24,518, according to a recent analysis by Climate Central.
