Environment in Nueces 13 indicators covering environment for Nueces. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change 2025 down 137.8% 846th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 5.9% 231st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3.3 Patents 2022 up 83.3% 614th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 37.25 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.2% 190th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 24.84 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.0% 128th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 32.91 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.4% 84th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 23.25 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.1% 69th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 10.79 Degrees celsius 2024 up 16.8% 120th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 18.39 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.1% 69th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 6.9 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1169th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 54.43 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1080th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 23.72 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1130th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 9.68 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1114th