Climate Matters

Climate change carries many hazards. These are the dangers that could increase in the future buff.ly/2Ng31L0

As the climate warms, winter cold streaks like late January’s polar outbreak are becoming shorter and rarer, affecting agriculture and winter sports industries that depend on reliable cold buff.ly/2WXd6AX

As expected, 2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record globally, and another near-record year for U.S. weather and climate disasters. All of the years on record that were hotter or more disaster-filled came in the past decade buff.ly/2RJvCZx

With a polar outbreak plunging down through the Great Lakes, some cities may be dropping to their coldest temperatures in decades. But how do this week’s extremes compare to the long-term trend? buff.ly/2DHWUMf

In Colorado, the nation’s top winter sports economy, unchecked emissions would cause 34 fewer below-freezing days per year by the 2040-2059 period, compared to the 1981-2010 average buff.ly/2CE08yt

Warming is affecting regional snowfall patterns differently, but from the 1970s to 2010s, 57 of the 107 analyzed weather stations saw the average annual snowfall trend downward by at least an inch buff.ly/2QWR90D

Warming winters can interfere with winter recreation, crop growth, and pest control. Here's how much they've warmed in your city buff.ly/2QRgQ2B

As climate change drives heat waves, droughts, and pest outbreaks across the globe, our favorite brews are at risk buff.ly/2QSKV1u

Most U.S. cities notched their hottest year on record in the 2010s. See what year came in on top buff.ly/2TzbMS7

Heavy rainfall has become more common in the U.S. as the climate has warmed. Here's where records have broken this year buff.ly/2EpMmDa