Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
Published Jun 23, 2017
This color-coded map shows above- and below-normal temperatures in early July 2010, when a heat wave struck much of North America and Eurasia.
Published Jul 16, 2010
In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Published Aug 11, 2016
Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.
Published Mar 21, 2012
All-time national and regional records for summer temperatures have fallen several times in recent weeks.
Published Aug 16, 2013
High-pressure ridges over the oceans drive warm-weather systems over the continents.
Published Jul 12, 2015
April temperatures soared far above normal, with one location in Thailand breaking the national record.
Published May 4, 2016
Humidity and the abrupt onset of extremely high temperatures have killed thousands of people in India.
Published Jun 5, 2015
Record temperatures have accompanied destructive fires in the Rocky Mountains.
Published Jun 29, 2012
The small town of Eagle was hotter on May 23 than it has been on any day in Houston or Dallas this year.
Published May 27, 2015
Record-breaking heat has exacerbated clusters of wildfires burning throughout the state.
Published Jul 9, 2019
