Environment in Santa Cruz 13 indicators covering environment for Santa Cruz. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change 2025 up 77.1% 738th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 407th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 68.4 Patents 2022 down 40.1% 170th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.01 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.5% 938th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.75 Degrees celsius 2024 down 12.5% 361st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.78 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.2% 567th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 12.64 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.0% 1191st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.75 Degrees celsius 2024 down 19.4% 289th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 9.64 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.5% 516th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 12.06 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 955th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 45.67 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1269th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 23.88 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1127th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.83 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1234th