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A Second Scorching Heatwave in Europe
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A Second Scorching Heatwave in Europe

One month after experiencing record-breaking temperatures, Europe again is sweltering under a heatwave. And this one is more intense.

Published Jul 26, 2019

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Unusual July Temperatures
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Unusual July Temperatures

If you live in the northern hemisphere, the past few weeks have been strange. In places where it should be seasonably hot, it’s just warm. In places where weather is usually mild in the summer, it has been ridiculously hot.

Published Aug 8, 2014

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Making Climate Models Available to the Public
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Making Climate Models Available to the Public

A new data set from the NASA Earth Exchange shows projected changes in temperature in response to different scenarios of increasing carbon dioxide.

Published Jun 12, 2015

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Going Hot and Cold in February
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Going Hot and Cold in February

People in eastern North America shivered through February 2015, while those in the western part of the continent experienced unusually warm weather.

Published Mar 10, 2015

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Europe and Pacific Northwest Face Record Heat
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Europe and Pacific Northwest Face Record Heat

High-pressure ridges over the oceans drive warm-weather systems over the continents.

Published Jul 12, 2015

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Earth’s Energy out of Balance
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Earth’s Energy out of Balance

These maps show observed and modeled energy imbalances in the top 750 meters of the world’s oceans from 1993-2003.

Published Apr 29, 2005

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Historic Heat in North America Turns Winter to Summer
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Historic Heat in North America Turns Winter to Summer

Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.

Published Mar 21, 2012

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North America Swelters in March Heat
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North America Swelters in March Heat

Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.

Published Apr 17, 2012

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2011 Global Temperatures
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2011 Global Temperatures

Analysis of global temperatures shows that the year was the 9th hottest in the past 130 years. Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since 2000.

Published Jan 20, 2012

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Finding the Hottest Spots on Earth by Satellite
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Finding the Hottest Spots on Earth by Satellite

The Sun heats not only the air around us, but the land we walk on. Scientists are interested in the difference between the two.

Published May 2, 2012

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U.S. Climate: The New Normal
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U.S. Climate: The New Normal

These maps compare January minimum temperatures and July maximum temperatures in the U.S. Climate Normals, a 30-year frame of reference. The new normal reflects a warming world.

Published Jul 6, 2011

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Some Perspective on Winter 2014
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Some Perspective on Winter 2014

Though the talk in much of the United States was about polar vortices and wicked cold snaps, the wider world was actually warmer than normal.

Published Mar 20, 2014

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Record Hot April in Australia
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Record Hot April in Australia

Published May 12, 2005

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An Unusually Warm February in the United Kingdom
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An Unusually Warm February in the United Kingdom

England, Scotland, and Wales all recorded their warmest winter day ever in February 2019.

Published Mar 5, 2019

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GEOS-5: A High Resolution Global Atmospheric Model
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GEOS-5: A High Resolution Global Atmospheric Model

This comparison shows how a forecast from the high resolution Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5, the world’s highest resolution global climate model, stacks up against GOES satellite images showing actual cloud patterns for February 6, 2010.

Published Jun 9, 2010

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Arctic Oscillation Chills North America, Warms Arctic
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Arctic Oscillation Chills North America, Warms Arctic

This color-coded map shows temperature anomalies for the United States, Canada, eastern Siberia, and Greenland for January 9 to 16, 2011.

Published Jan 26, 2011

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