Maps Show How Climate Change Influences Today’s Temperatures Across the US
Is the weather near me influenced by climate change? A free online tool shows real-time effects of global warming on US temperatures.
The temperature reads 98 degrees on Kansas State University signage in Manhattan, Kansas on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Photographer: Doug Barrett/BloombergHeat wave by heat wave, scientists have become confident in their ability to see the powerful influence of climate change behind unprecedented high temperatures in recent years.
A free online tool now estimates in real time the effects of greenhouse gases on US temperatures over the last 24 hours and up to two days in advance. The research nonprofit Climate Central, which is based in Princeton, New Jersey, began work on its new Climate Shift Index last summer, after several years of discussion among scientists that automated analysis should be possible.