Climate Central

Climate Central communicates climate change science, effects, and solutions to the public and decision-makers.

Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and communicators who research and report the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people's lives. We are a policy-neutral 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Climate Central uses science, big data, and technology to generate thousands of local storylines and compelling visuals that make climate change personal and show what can be done about it. We address climate science, sea level rise, extreme weather, energy, and related topics. We collaborate widely with TV meteorologists, journalists, and other respected voices to reach audiences across diverse geographies and beliefs.

What sets us apart: Climate Central is the only climate communications group that produces and disseminates localized and visual content weekly and at national scale; co-houses scientists, journalists, and technologists; and conducts and catalyzes original, peer-reviewed scientific research to fill critical communication gaps.

We have built strong relationships with thousands of trusted, mostly local messengers who deliver our content. Local relevance and credibility make our communications effective; the broad scale of our efforts help advance national and global conversations.

Our impact: Climate Central's best-in-class global elevation data anchored the visualizations and maps used at the 2021 UN Climate Conference to illustrate sea level rise projections. Our 10-year-old Climate Matters program provides production-ready graphics and climate science reporting resources to meteorologists and journalists in 95% of U.S. media markets. Our scientists continue to author some of the most influential climate studies published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals. And our tools and data support planning and adaptation initiatives around the world.

Our Programs
Sea Level Rise - Climate Central's Program on Sea Level Rise strives to provide accurate, clear and granular information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards both locally and globally, today and tomorrow.

Climate Matters - Climate Matters is a reporting resource program that helps meteorologists and journalists report on climate impacts and solutions in ways that are local, immediate, and personal - grounded in the latest science.

Partnership Journalism - Climate Central's Partnership Journalism program collaborates with local newsrooms nationwide, including print, radio, digital and TV outlets.

Attribution Science - Revealing the realtime fingerprints of climate change on local weather

Testimonials

Science communication is critical for science to have an impact and Climate Central excels at personalizing those impacts, telling stories and creating brilliant data graphics. If you want to report on the science, start here. -Dr. Crystal A. Kolden, Associate Professor of Fire Science, University of California, Merced

Climate Matters is some of the most important work on climate literacy. It has impact at a national scale in our country. -Frank Niepold, Senior Climate Education Program Manager and Coordinator, NOAA

I could try spending a lot of time crunching the numbers myself, but knowing that professionals at Climate Central have already done that work in a rigorous manner allows me to use the information with confidence-so I can focus on the many other things in my busy schedule. -Shel Winkley, meteorologist, KBTX Bryan-College Station, TX