Environment in Kern 13 indicators covering environment for Kern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.3 Percentage change 2025 up 43.6% 1248th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 3.6% 76th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 10.2 Patents 2022 down 64.3% 443rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 46.22 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.2% 19th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 16.03 Degrees celsius 2024 down 24.1% 280th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 34.73 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.1% 43rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.45 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.3% 291st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 2.69 Degrees celsius 2024 up 42.7% 455th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.72 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.4% 332nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 16.74 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 845th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 58.5 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1008th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 31.05 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 941st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 10.84 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1054th