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🌡️ Did you know that August 2026 was the warmest August on record globally and for the contiguous United States? In the words of #ClimateCentral's Zachary Labe, “This summer is one for the books." At last week’s Monthly Climate Brief, Climate Central experts and special guest Brandon Bourassa share a recap of the latest global climate records and discuss how climate change has influenced this summer's record-breaking heat. Want to dive in? Explore the full breakdown, data, and visuals: 🎥Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eGsEcjK5 📚Read the recap: https://lnkd.in/eeAHx483

Achoo! 🤧 Fall is finally here, and unfortunately, allergy season is sticking around. A new #ClimateCentral analysis found that fall warming since 1970 has extended ragweed’s freeze-free growing season in 88% of 202 U.S. cities analyzed — by 11 days on average. With more freeze-free days, ragweed has more time to grow and release allergy-inducing pollen. For the 50 million Americans with ragweed allergies, a longer growing season can mean a longer allergy season.

Climate Week NYC is almost here — and #ClimateCentral is heading to New York! From protecting critical climate data to exploring the future of our coastlines, our team will be joining conversations across New York on some of the biggest challenges — and opportunities — shaping climate communications, resilience, and decision-making. Here’s where you can find us: 📊 When the Data Goes Dark Senior Climate Impact Scientist Adam Smith joins leaders in climate science, environmental data, research, and emergency management to explore how we can build a stronger, more resilient data ecosystem. 📅 Monday, September 21 | 5 PM - 7 PM | https://luma.com/chl5fguk 🌎 Mobilizing Climate Knowledge for Action Media Director Tom Di Liberto joins an MIT Open Learning panel on climate literacy, capacity-building, and putting climate knowledge to work. 📅 Tuesday, September 22 | 10 AM - 11:30 AM | https://luma.com/kzr9d91y 📣 Climate Communication for Impact Director of Programs for Climate in the Media Arielle Tannenbaum joins leading climate communication experts to discuss how to reach people with climate information that speaks to their questions, concerns, and values. 📅 Tuesday, September 22 | 2 PM - 3 PM | https://luma.com/zs98xm4k 🎤 Climate Communications 101 with Climate Central At the Green Jobs Pavilion, presented by the Green Jobs Board, Chief Meteorologist Shel Winkley leads a practical workshop on communicating climate information in ways that are accurate, human, and tailored to your audience. 📅 Tuesday, September 22 | 2:30 PM – 3 PM | https://luma.com/5s1rg5ng 🌊 Future Coastlines: Data Meets Drawing Happy Hour Together with Anew and Urban Ocean Lab, Climate Central is cohosting an evening that puts climate risk data in your hands — and asks you to draw the future you want to see. 📅 Wednesday, September 23 | 5 PM - 7 PM | https://lnkd.in/ey2_G2Mk 🌡️ Climate State of Mind CEO and Chief Scientist Benjamin Strauss joins business, finance, sustainability, and risk leaders to discuss the changing climate risk landscape and building resilience. 📅 Thursday, September 24 | 1 PM - 6 PM | https://luma.com/tcve7w1c If you’re at #ClimateWeekNYC, come say hello! Whether you’re attending a panel, stopping by a workshop, or raising a glass at our happy hour, we’d love to connect.

🌎 More than 1.5 billion people experienced at least 30 days of risky heat added by climate change this summer. #ClimateCentral’s latest global analysis found that every day from June – August this year, more than one-quarter of the world’s population experienced a strong influence of human-caused climate change on daily temperatures. In the U.S., the average person experienced about 26 days with a strong climate change influence, while 69+ million people experienced at least 30 days of risky heat. 🌡️Wondering where climate change was felt the most strongly this summer?

How has climate change influenced this summer’s heat? Join #ClimateCentral next week for our September 2026 Monthly Climate Brief as we recap the latest global climate records and explore what they could mean for the months ahead. 📅Thursday, September 17, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register: https://lnkd.in/ec7Shw3Z

🚑 Heat illnesses send thousands of people to U.S. emergency rooms each year. How much is climate change contributing to heat-related ER visits? New peer-reviewed research from #ClimateCentral finds that about 1 in 4 heat-related emergency room visits in the U.S. during the warm season from 2018–2025 was attributable to climate change. The highest average rates occurred in southern and western states. During the deadly June 2021 heat wave in the northwestern U.S., climate change accounted for about 27% of the highest daily ER visit rate in the study period. 🌡️ Climate change-fueled heat is putting more people at risk — and adding burdens for patients and hospitals. Explore more: https://lnkd.in/eWgy8mGZ

A historic and unprecedented El Niño event continues to unfold in the Pacific. What does this mean for the extreme weather and temperatures we are experiencing, keeping in mind the role played by climate change? In collaboration with Yale Climate Connections en Español, join #ClimateCentral for a clear, science-based conversation in Spanish. More details below: 🗓️September 10, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Spanish Translation / Traducción al Español: Un fenómeno de El Niño histórico y sin precedentes continúa desarrollándose en el Pacífico. ¿Qué significa esto para el clima extremo y las temperaturas que experimentamos, sin perder de vista el papel que juega el cambio climático? En colaboración con Yale Climate Connections en Español, únete a Climate Central para una conversación clara y basada en la ciencia en español. Más detalles a continuación: 🗓️10 de septiembre de 2026 ⏰12 PM hora del este / 9 AM hora del Pacífico 🔗https://lnkd.in/eyPxtAas

🎾The US Open is underway in New York — and the heat is serving up a new challenge for both players and spectators. #ClimateCentral reporting shows that the chance of a hot tournament day at the U.S. Open has jumped from 49% in the 1970s to 67% in the 2020s. Over the last 55 years, climate change has also added 98 hot days during the #USOpen. For professional tennis players, that's more than a change in the forecast. Extreme heat can increase physical strain during long matches. For fans, this heat can also make stretches in the stands more challenging and increase the risk of heat-related illness. What does a warming world mean for the future of tennis? Swipe through to find out: https://lnkd.in/et-KNdQk

🤔 What are Shel Winkley and Tom Di Liberto curious about this month? Check out the latest episode of #CuriouslyClimate, featuring special guest Jordan Gass-Pooré, to find out! Podcast episodes available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.

Join us for the next Monthly Climate Brief, featuring #ClimateCentral experts Brandon Bourassa, Zachary Labe, and Jennifer Brady! Find all the details and register below ⤵️