Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.
October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.
Women from states in the U.S. Southeast have the highest rates of premature deliveries in the country. Extreme heat plays a role.
From extreme heat to infectious diseases, the impacts of human-caused global warming are a threat to human lives. According to the latest National Climate Assessment, thousands of lives could be saved in the U.S. by reducing greenhouse gases and improving resilience to climate change.
On Friday, July 19, four heat health experts answered questions in an extreme heat tweet chat hosted by Climate.gov. We've posted a transcript of their responses.
See highlights from the 2017 issue of the planet's most comprehensive annual physical, the American Meteorological Society's State of the Climate report.
February 2018 heatwave across the Far North
March 20, 2018
Find the hottest summer day for thousands of U.S. stations with this interactive map.