The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Urban Heat Island. This is a term that we have shared before. The fact that it is hotter in the city of Memphis than it is outside of the city and the rest of the Mid-South.

The urban heat island effect is making the scorching summer significantly hotter, according to new research from Climate Central. On Wednesday, the nonprofit released an analysis of the urban heat ...

The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities. According to the U.S. Environmental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Imagine living in sauna-like temperatures for days. This situation is the reality for residents in some of world's largest cities ...

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, Northeastern University It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But ...