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🌊A strengthening nor’easter is bringing heavy rain, strong winds, & coastal flooding along the U.S. East Coast this weekend! Coastal flooding has already affected portions of Virginia & North Carolina, with ocean overwash closing a miles-long stretch of road on the Outer Banks.
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🚨India and Pakistan have experienced sustained dangerous humid heat this month, much of which would not have occurred without human-caused climate change. Today, dangerous humid heat driven by climate change is peaking — with around 700 million people forecast to feel it⬇️
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Millions of people across India and Pakistan are forecast to experience dangerous humid heat linked to climate change on September 24: 🇮🇳 India: Around 560 million people — nearly 40% of the population 🇵🇰 Pakistan: Around 140 million people
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🌡️Humid heat can be dangerous to human health. High humidity makes it harder for sweat to evaporate, reducing the body’s ability to cool itself and increasing the risk of heat-related illness. Learn more with #ClimateCentral: climatecentral.org/climate-m…
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Did you know that August 2026 was the warmest August on record globally and for the contiguous United States? 🎥Watch our latest Monthly Climate Briefing for a recap of the latest global climate records and what they could mean for the months ahead: piped.video/GrXCtKitlRA
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Fall is finally here! For the 50 million Americans with ragweed allergies, pollen season is also sticking around. Since 1970, fall warming has extended ragweed’s freeze-free growing season in 88% of U.S. cities analyzed. 🍂More from #ClimateCentral: climatecentral.org/climate-m…
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🚨As of September 22, #HurricanePolo underwent extreme rapid intensification – reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 165 MPH off the southwestern coast of Mexico.
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🌀Pacific waters exceeding 31°C (88°F) helped fuel the storm’s rapid intensification. 🌡️Human-caused climate change made these exceptionally warm waters 100–200x more likely, boosting the storm’s potential strength. Read the alert from #ClimateCentral⤵️ climatecentral.org/climate-s…
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🌍 More than 1.5 billion people experienced at least 30 days of risky heat added by climate change this summer. Wondering where climate change was felt the most strongly this summer? Explore the full analysis from #ClimateCentral: climatecentral.org/climate-m…
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Global sea surface temperatures have recently reached 100 consecutive days of new record highs. What is driving this extraordinary ocean warmth? Find out tomorrow during #ClimateCentral’s Monthly Climate Briefing. 👉Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/w…
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🚨Dangerous, near-to-all-time record heat is expected to impact more than a dozen states this week🚨 For more than 65 million Americans, these lingering, late-summer temperatures are made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change.
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From September 14-18, temperatures between 101°F and 106°F are forecast in parts of these states: 📍Eastern Texas 📍Oklahoma 📍Louisiana 📍Arkansas 📍Southern Missouri 📍Northern Mississippi 📍Southern Tennessee
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Join #ClimateCentral for our next 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 today: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/w…
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Heat sends thousands to the ER each year. How much does climate change contribute? New #ClimateCentral research finds that climate change accounted for about 1 in 4 heat-related emergency room visits in the U.S. during the warm season from 2018–2025. 🚑: climatecentral.org/climate-m…
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Climate Central retweeted
100 days of record ocean heat. This ain't a marine heat wave. It's a marine heat era. (data/visuals: @ZLabe + @climatecentral)
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🌀#HurricaneLowell brought torrential rainfall to Hawaii — and climate change helped make its Pacific environment unusually warm. Human-caused climate change made the unusually warm sea surface temperatures along Lowell’s path up to 60 times more likely.
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🌧️ As #HurricaneLowell approached Hawaii and made its closest pass on Labor Day Monday, rainfall totals on Kauai exceeded 16–19 inches. 🚨The storm washed out roads, triggered flash flood warnings, and prompted the first-ever tornado watch issued for Hawaii!
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