Environment in Merced 13 indicators covering environment for Merced. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.2 Percentage change 2025 up 44.3% 1180th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 5.0% 208th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3 Patents 2022 up 42.9% 626th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 41.82 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.9% 70th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 15.8 Degrees celsius 2024 down 14.3% 285th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 32.8 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.1% 89th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.94 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.3% 513th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 4.65 Degrees celsius 2024 up 120.0% 349th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.87 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.3% 402nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 10.34 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1039th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 54.21 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1086th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 25.98 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1080th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.71 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1171st