Climate Change

Climate change trends are shifting us towards warmer temps earlier in the year. May heating up is another reminder of climate change. Climate change not only shifting us towards hotter weather but also coming earlier in the year. In Philadelphia,...

Philly was the 8th warmest location out of 180 locations that Climate Central monitors Lions & lambs aside: it wasn’t just you: those warm days of March were above average. Philadelphia had an average temperature of 47.8°F, which was 4.2°...

It wasn’t just you (and those springlike days) — climate change was here in February Climate change is making Philadelphia hotter and wetter. This past February was no exception. The average temperature was 3.8° above normal, and the 2.87 inches...

IPCC releases sixth assessment report on impacts of climate change on people & nature The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report today. The report discusses how human-induced climate change has...

News of the decommissioning of one of the nation’s largest oil refineries was a huge feat for community activists condemning the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) legacy polluter site for decades. Ambitious plans to rehabilitate and transform the 1300-acre site along...

The not-so-white Christmas wasn’t normal; the month was also drier than normal. Climate change will bring warmer and wetter weather to Philadelphia. Although the increased temperatures aligned with trends, it was also a drier month. The average December temperature was...

Environmental non-profit CDP gave 95 cities a top score on climate action, including the city of brotherly love. With 2021 coming to a close with yet another pandemic surge, there’s good news on the climate front. The City of Philadelphia...

Despite what Fox News wants you to hear, extreme heat, wildfires and extreme weather lead to American public’s concern for climate Climate change is here, and more Americans understand that. The majority of Americans – a record high of 76%...

Despite the lower temps, climate change isn’t stopping. This past November defied the normal climate change trends and was cooler and drier than normal. November 2021 was the third driest since 1872. “This year’s cool, dry November isn’t necessarily an...