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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 25/09/2026
🌊 A strengthening nor’easter is bringing heavy rain, strong winds, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding along the U.S. East Coast this weekend! Coastal flooding has already affected portions of Virginia and North Carolina, with ocean overwash closing a miles-long stretch of road on the Outer Banks.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 25/09/2026
🚨Both and Pakistan have experienced sustained dangerous humid heat this month, much of which would not have occurred without human-caused climate change. Today, dangerous humid heat driven by climate change is peaking in the region — with around 700 million people forecast to feel it⬇️
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 24/09/2026
Did you know that August 2026 was the warmest August on record globally and for the contiguous United States? 🎥Watch our latest Monthly Climate Briefing for a recap of the latest global climate records and what they could mean for the months ahead: youtu.be/GrXCtKitlRA
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 23/09/2026
It's Fall y'all! Unfortunately, ragweed season is also sticking around. Since 1970, warming has extended ragweed’s freeze-free growing season in 88% of 202 U.S. cities analyzed — by 11 days on average. 🍂More from #ClimateCentral: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt…
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 22/09/2026
🚨As of September 22, #HurricanePolo underwent extreme rapid intensification – reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 165 MPH off the southwestern coast of Mexico.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 17/09/2026
🌍 More than 1.5 billion people experienced at least 30 days of risky heat added by climate change this summer. Wondering where climate change was felt the most strongly this summer? Explore the analysis from #ClimateCentral: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt…
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 16/09/2026
Global sea surface temperatures have recently reached 100 consecutive days of new record highs. What is driving this ocean warmth? And what could this heat mean for the months ahead? 👉Find out tomorrow during #ClimateCentral’s Monthly Climate Brief: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 15/09/2026
🚨Dangerous, near-to-all-time record heat is expected to impact more than a dozen states this week🚨 For more than 65 million Americans, these lingering, late-summer temperatures are made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 10/09/2026
🚨Heat sends thousands to the ER each year. How much does climate change contribute? New #ClimateCentral research finds that climate change accounted for about 1 in 4 heat-related emergency room visits in the U.S. during the warm season from 2018–2025. 🚑: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
100 days of record ocean heat. This ain't a marine heat wave. It's a marine heat era. (data/visuals: @zacklabe.com + @climatecentral.org)
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 09/09/2026
🌀 #HurricaneLowell brought torrential rainfall to Hawaii — and climate change helped make its Pacific environment unusually warm. Human-caused climate change made the unusually warm sea surface temperatures along Lowell’s path up to 60 times more likely.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 08/09/2026
A historic and unprecedented El Niño event continues to unfold in the Pacific. Join #ClimateCentral and @climateconnections.bsky.social en Español for a clear, science-based conversation about it in Spanish. 📆 : September 10, 2026 ⏰ : 12 PM ET Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A record-breaking—and likely historic—El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific. This phenomenon will almost certainly impact extreme weather. Climate change already is.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 04/09/2026
🏈College football kicks off this weekend under oppressive, health-threatening humidity across the Southeast. 🥵~85 million people are forecast to experience at least one day with dangerous wet-bulb temperature conditions, increasing heat-related health risks.
Map of southern US with purples and peach indicating dangerous levels of humid heat and what areas passed that threshold due to climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 02/09/2026
🎾The U.S. Open is serving up more heat this season. Over the past 55 years, the chance of experiencing a hot tournament day has jumped from 49% to 67%. A hotter climate means a hotter court — with higher stakes for players and fans. Read the report: www.climatecentral.org/report/tennis
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 31/08/2026
🌊 Rising seas mean rising coastal flood risk. Join #ClimateCentral this week to explore new findings and tools showing how carbon pollution is shaping flood risk — now and in the future. 📆 : Wednesday, September 2, 2026 ⏰ : 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 31/08/2026
🚨Dangerous humid heat is affecting much of South Asia🚨 Just over 538 million people across Bangladesh and northern India are forecast to experience at least one day of dangerous humid heat made at least 100x more likely by human-caused climate change.
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
San Diego Int'l Airport. Houston Hobby Airport. Miami Int'l Airport. What do all three have in common Friday? At 18z (11am PDT / 2pm EDT) they all registered a dew point of 72F. All three cities are experiencing humid heat made more likely by climate change (h/t @climatecentral.org CSI)
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 26/08/2026
Fall is taking a turn, and not a cool one. 🌡️Since 1970, fall has warmed by 2.9°F on average in 241 major U.S. cities — and human-caused climate change is the leading driver in 82% of cities analyzed. 🍁Don’t fall behind. Read more: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt…
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 26/08/2026
A year of climate science, stories, and impact. In 2025, #ClimateCentral delivered 75,000+ localized alerts, 49 special reports, and 130+ workshops that reached nearly 11,000 people worldwide. See what we accomplished together in our 2025 Impact Report➡️ www.climatecentral.org/impact-report
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 21/08/2026
🚨From Aug. 20-23, more than 156 million people across the western and southern U.S. are forecast to experience heat strongly influenced by human-caused climate change.
Two panel spatial graphs of central/western US with reds in both panels indicating above-average temperatures influenced by climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 21/08/2026
Globally, July 2026 was tied with July 2024 for the warmest July ever recorded. For context, records have been kept since 1850. 🎥Watch our latest Monthly Climate Briefing recapping last month's climate extremes, from soaring ocean temperatures to record-breaking heat: youtu.be/pOvfvyX-3vI
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 20/08/2026
🚨Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding across the U.S.🚨 A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, increasing the potential for heavier downpours and flash flooding. Explore four of the impacted areas:
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Happening NOW: @zacklabe.com is hosting @climatecentral.org's July Monthly Briefing: We're currently at the peak for when global temperatures occur. Currently, we are at 62F -- one of the hottest of record
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🌊 Climate change is causing European sea surface temperatures to surge: marine ecosystems are suffering 🌊 World Weather Attribution scientists analysed the record-breaking SSTs in Europe’s waters in July. They found that the event was primarily driven by climate change. (1/5)
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 18/08/2026
🌡️With an average temperature of 76.9°F, July 2026 was the warmest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States. Join us tomorrow at the next Monthly Climate Brief to dive into the latest climate data. 📅August 19, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET/9 AM PT Register ➡️ climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 15/08/2026
🌊 How do warmer oceans affect the types of weather we experience? Take #TropicalStormLala, headed toward Hawaii this weekend. #Lala is expected to bring heavy rain to the Big Island, with NOAA forecasting up to 25" of rain in some areas on the windward side.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 15/08/2026
🚨Record-hot nights are gripping much of the U.S. this week, offering little relief from extreme daytime heat! Human-caused climate change has made these extreme overnight temperatures at least 3x more likely across more than 60% of the contiguous United States.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 14/08/2026
🌙Extreme heat doesn’t end when the sun goes down. Unusually warm summer nights have increased since 1970 in 95% of 243 major U.S. cities. On average, U.S. cities now experience 24 more warm nights per summer than in the early 1970s. 🔗: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 13/08/2026
Join #ClimateCentral's Monthly Climate Brief for a look at soaring ocean temperatures, record-breaking heat, major wildfires, the current state of heat services worldwide, and an El Niño update. 📅Wednesday, August 19, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register ➡️ climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Kaitlyn Trudeau @kaitlyntrudeau.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#BugFire burning north of Reno, driven in part by hot, dry, and windy weather. NW Nevada now sees 34 *more* #firewx days annual compared to early 70s. Local avg temps since fire started ~11°F above normal, made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused #climatechange. @climatecentral.org
Maps showing average temperatures near the Bug Fire north of Reno, NV is burning in an area where the average temperature from August 8-9 was 11.2°F above normal and made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change, according to Climate Central's Climate Shift Index. Climate Central has also analyzed annual fire weather days in northwestern NV and found since 1973, there has been an increase of 34 additional days per year.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 06/08/2026
🚨Intensified by climate change, a dangerous heat wave has brought prolonged extreme heat across South Korea and Japan since mid-July🚨 #ClimateCentral's Climate Shift Index indicates that human-caused climate change made the event at least 5x more likely across much of the region.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 05/08/2026
🔥Wildfire seasons are becoming longer and more intense across the western U.S. — and climate change is increasing the conditions that help fires grow.
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More frequent hot, dry, and windy fire weather conditions are boosting wildfire risks across the U.S.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 05/08/2026
📈Hotter days mean higher cooling demand. Cooling degree days have increased since 1970 in 97% of 241 major U.S. cities analyzed by #ClimateCentral. In many of the hottest states, cooling accounted for at least one-quarter of annual electricity bills. 🔗 www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 03/08/2026
🌡️As temperatures rise, so does the cost of staying cool. This week, join #ClimateCentral for a webinar exploring the connection between extreme heat, rising energy demand, and higher electric bills. 📅August 5, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Climate Central presents "The Cost of Cooling - How Rising Heat is Raising Energy Bills" - a webinar on August 5, 2026 at 12 PM ET.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 30/07/2026
🚨Europe is facing yet another exceptionally dangerous heat wave this week, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 45°C (113°F) in parts of France🚨 This isn't just another hot summer — it bears a strong fingerprint of human-caused climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 30/07/2026
Odyssey this. Odyssey that. We Odyssey solutions to the climate crisis.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 29/07/2026
Did you know that the U.S. has already experienced 12 billion-dollar weather & climate disasters in 2026? 💰At least $31.9B in damages 📈5th-highest January–June total since 1980 ⛈️Severe storms account for 66% disasters Want to learn more? Explore the database: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 24/07/2026
🚨Over two dozen U.S. states are forecast to experience temperatures above 100°F (38°C) through July 28🚨 More than 101 million people across the U.S. will experience at least one day with average temperatures reaching a CSI 5 or higher, indicating an exceptional influence from climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 24/07/2026
🦟Mosquito season is getting longer, and the buzz is not so good. #ClimateCentral analyzed "mosquito disease days" in 239 major U.S. cities from 1970–2025 — days with temperatures suitable for spreading West Nile virus — and found that 95% of these cities saw an increase.
More mosquito disease days across the United States. Change in annual days with West Nile virus transmission temperatures from 1970 - 2025. Climate Central.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 23/07/2026
🪸New research led by #ClimateCentral finds that climate change — not El Niño — is driving coral bleaching worldwide. The study published in @tosoceanography.bsky.social shows that nearly every global bleaching event over the past 40 years would not have occurred without human-caused #ClimateChange.
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Is it summer? Yes. Should it be hot? Sure. Should it be THIS hot? Not quite. In fact, climate change is making this kind at least 3x more likely for: • Monday: 52.2M Americans • Tuesday: 95.4M • Wednesday: 85.5M (and almost impossible w/out it for 65.2M!) (data: @climatecentral.org)
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 21/07/2026
🚨Extreme heat is affecting millions across North Africa🚨 From July 15–25, a combined 66.9 million people across Algeria and Morocco are projected to experience at least one day of average temperatures made at least 5× more likely due to human-caused climate change.
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 21/07/2026
According to #ClimateCentral's @kaitlyntrudeau.bsky.social, "Climate change is increasing the risk of critically-dry conditions that set the stage for extreme fire behavior — and that's exactly what we've seen so far in 2026.” 🎥Watch our latest Monthly Climate Briefing: youtu.be/XUtVXGG1UqA?...
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Kaitlyn Trudeau @kaitlyntrudeau.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thanks to @sammyroth.bsky.social and LACI for inviting me to the #RoadTo2028 Summit! It was so inspiring to hear my fellow panelists (and Olympians!) Bea Kim and Melissa Humaña-Paredes speak about how climate change is impacting sports and what can be done ahead of #LA28. @climatecentral.org
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#Bertha has a lot working against it...wind shear, dry air, maybe some land interaction. But the water underneath it? Running warmer than it should, and there's a big reason why. (data: NHC, @tropicaltidbits.bsky.social, @climatecentral.org)
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 16/07/2026
🚨Nearly every region of the U.S. is experiencing dangerous #ExtremeWeather this week! Tomorrow, join #ClimateCentral experts for a press briefing on what's driving these events, how they're connected, and the role climate change is playing. Register ➡️ climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
How is the global temperature faring through the first 6 months of 2026? This was the SECOND hottest start to the year for the United States. Find more visuals & check the data from @climatecentral.org for June 2026 ➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-brie...
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 14/07/2026
TOMORROW: Hear from #ClimateCentral experts as they explore the latest global and U.S. climate data, including temperature rankings, impacts, and notable extremes so far in 2026. Plus, a preview of the billion-dollar disasters recorded this year. More details below⤵️
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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 14/07/2026
🚨Since the start of July, over 1.3 billion people across the African continent have experienced at least one day where average temperatures were made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change🚨 That is nearly 85% of the population of the entire continent!
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Heat will be an opponent on the pitch today for #England v #Norway in 📍Miami. 🌡️ Mid-90s this afternoon: 4x MORE likely by heat-trapping pollution. 🔴 Humid heat nearing FIFA's safety threshold: 100x MORE likely by that same pollution. Player performance. Player safety. Both on the line.
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