Earth Day: U.S. Warming Rankings

 

KEY CONCEPTS

• The U.S. has warmed by 2.6°F since the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970.
• 49 states and 99% of 246 U.S. cities analyzed by Climate Central have warmed since 1970. 
• The fastest-warming city was Reno, Nev. and the fastest-warming state was Alaska. 
• Continued warming can harm people and the planet, but there are many ways to cut heat-trapping emissions from energy, transportation, agriculture, and more.  

 

https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/resources/earth-day-warming-rankings