The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN agency, says there is a 91% chance that global temperatures will exceed 1.5°C of warming compared with pre-industrial averages for at least one year between 2026 and 2030. earth.org/global-tempe...
Portland’s climate fund could be a model for other cities and state governments to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in climate adaptation measures.
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NEW ANALYSIS: Climate change received just 0.55% of U.S. newspaper coverage over the past 40 years. Read more:
Scientists say climate change is making extreme heat events more frequent and intense. Across 73 countries, unusually hot weather was the most commonly reported extreme weather experience in 62 of them.
As Indiantown, Florida, considers proposed hyperscale data centers and their impacts on land, water, energy use, and local development, YPCCC finds that 68% of Americans believe global warming will harm future generations, revealing how infrastructure decisions are part of climate conversations.
If you’re curious what people in the U.S. think about climate change, who it’s impacting, and what should be done about it, check out YPCCC’s interactive map: climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
How do Americans feel about climate change’s impact on the cost of living? What about gas prices? Find out in our Spring 2026 Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy report:
Electricity bills are expected to be 8.5% higher on average this summer compared to last year, as extreme heat drives up cooling costs Americans. www.npr.org/2026/05/23/n...
Prospective transmission line developments are under review in rural Virginia as expanding data center development increases demand for grid access.insideclimatenews.org/news/2605202...
Unprecedented heat waves are prowling across Western Europe, leading to temperature records so rare that governments are now seeing questions of preparative measures. insideclimatenews.org/news/2605202...
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: …
