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
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