Implementing the Austin Climate Equity Plan and its goal of net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Creating strategies to increase resilience to climate-related threats. …

In September 2021, City Council adopted the Austin Climate Equity Plan. The plan includes the bold and aggressive goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas …

Oct 16, 2018 · According to climate projections for Central Texas through 2100 conducted by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, more extreme weather is projected for Austin in the form of higher …

Sep 7, 2023 · AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is leading a federally funded research project with the City of Austin to better understand the impact of extreme climate …

Climate Change and the “Austin Mind” Climate and Water Awareness Strong Environmental Awareness, Attitudes, and Concern in Austin

In the past decade, Austin has experienced climate change in the form of record-breaking heat, droughts, historic floods, and devastating wildfires that have taken lives, displaced citizens, …

The USDA Climate Hubs and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science have partnered with the City of Austin, Texas to assess the vulnerability of Austin’s urban forests and natural …

Jul 27, 2023 · The rising temperatures in Central Texas are four to five times more likely caused by human-induced climate change, according to a new study.

May 10, 2024 · On one sweltering day in the summer of 2023, the thermometer in Austin hit a sizzling 110°F. Central Texans experienced the hottest summer since records began in 1897. …

May 17, 2023 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — Average temperatures across Central Texas have been rising for a few years. It seems like each late spring/summer season get hotter and hotter due, in …