Yale Climate Connections

Yale Climate Connections Yale Climate Connections is a news service that helps people understand the reality of climate change and what they can do about it. is staffed by professional journalists, meteorologists, and radio producers. It is independent and nonpartisan. Yale Climate Connections is an initiative of the Yale Center for Environmental Communication, directed by Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale School of the Environment at Yale University, but is not funded by that institution.

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Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Solar and wind adoption are experiencing the sharp upward trajectory that other successful new technologies, experienced

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Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

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The total damage wrought by weather disasters in 2024 was $242 billion, with 47 billion-dollar weather disasters

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2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

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human-caused global warming pushed global temperatures to near-record levels despite the cooling influence of the La Niña phenomenon

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Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

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Property insurance rates have spiked since 2021 due to the increasing frequency of climate-related natural disasters

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In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

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They estimate that widespread EV adoption could reduce climate pollution worldwide by over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year

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Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

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The center is one of the world’s premier institutions for studying the atmosphere. Its work has saved countless lives.