Environment in New Hanover 13 indicators covering environment for New Hanover. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.7 Percentage change 2025 down 306.4% 1156th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 371st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 7 Patents 2022 down 37.5% 504th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.63 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.3% 525th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.63 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.5% 369th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.21 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.0% 533rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.59 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.0% 178th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 4.96 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.6% 330th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 13.43 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.9% 225th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 8.31 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1133rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 51.81 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1159th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 12.95 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1321st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.72 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1240th