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The World Cup has come to a close — and climate change was a big part of the game From extreme heat to increasingly humid playing conditions, climate change influenced the environment in which teams competed throughout the tournament. While every match is decided by the players on the pitch, the conditions they faced were increasingly influenced by a warming world.

Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

As temperatures rise, so does the need for cooling. Cooling degree days — an estimate of cooling demand — have increased since 1970 in 97% of major U.S. cities analyzed.

Analysis of 247 U.S. cities finds a growing influence of climate change on unusually warm summer nights — which make it harder to cool off and recover from extremely hot days.

Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, bringing heavier rainfall extremes and higher flood risk across the United States. Over the past two weeks, multiple communities have been impacted by repeated thunderstorms tied to a stalled front, trapped beneath a heat dome.

Climate Central bridges the scientific community and the public, providing clear information to help people make sound decisions about the climate.

Much of the United States will experience some form of climate-fueled extreme weather this week, from dangerous heat across the Central and Eastern U.S. to heavy rain and flooding threats in Texas, the Grand Canyon, and Southern California. Unusually warm ocean waters are also amplifying tropical systems and the risk of extreme rainfall, underscoring the widespread influence of human-caused climate change.

Analysis finds that human-caused sea level rise is driving a surge in coastal flooding across the U.S., putting coastal communities, economies, and ecosystems at risk.