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Climate Mechanisms & Evidence

Understanding how the climate system works and why it's changing

Extreme Heat Basics & Health Impacts

Summer 2025 is a warning. 255 million Americans exposed to dangerous heat (June 2025) and 21,000+ heat deaths (U.S., 1999-2023)

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Warming Trends & Temperature Records

January 2025 breaks the record. Record-breaking temperatures becoming routine. All 10 warmest years on record occurred 2014-2023

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Greenhouse Gases Fuel Extreme Weather

Hurricane Milton (Category 5 Storm). Ocean warming fuels hurricane intensity. Sea surface temperatures 1.26°C warmer (without warming would be cooler). Milton's extreme rainfall/winds 200-500x more likely due to climate change

Hurricane Helene Intensifies

Multiple hurricanes becoming stronger (not just one outlier) and this is the new normal