Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
Published Jun 23, 2017
In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Published Aug 11, 2016
This map depicts land surface temperature anomalies for July 20 to 27, 2011, in the midst of a month-long heatwave across much of the United States.
Published Aug 6, 2011
Record temperatures have accompanied destructive fires in the Rocky Mountains.
Published Jun 29, 2012
This color-coded map shows temperature anomalies for July 2010. Areas with above-average temperatures appear in shades of red, and areas with below-normal temperatures appear in shades of blue.
Published Aug 18, 2010
Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.
Published Mar 21, 2012
In July 2003, Europe experienced an historic heat wave that killed at least 3,000 people.
Published Aug 16, 2003
High-pressure ridges over the oceans drive warm-weather systems over the continents.
Published Jul 12, 2015
2010 was the 4th warmest summer in the 131-year-temperature record. Unusually warm summers in the U.S. and Europe created the impression of global warming run amuck, but extrapolating global trends based on one or two regions can be misleading.
Published Oct 1, 2010
