For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.
Published Apr 12, 2012
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
Northern Hemisphere winter 2009–2010 temperatures were unusually cold across much of the United States, Canada, and Europe compared to previous winters this decade, while Greenland, North Africa, and the Middle East were warmer than usual.
Published Mar 25, 2010
High-pressure ridges over the oceans drive warm-weather systems over the continents.
Published Jul 12, 2015
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
This land surface temperature anomaly map spans the three months of meteorological winter: December 2008-February 2009.
Published May 9, 2009
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
As of early January 2007, the 2006-2007 Northern Hemisphere winter was proving to be a mild one in terms of temperatures.
Published Jan 10, 2007
This image of Earth is a composite of the first full day of data gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra spacecraft.
Published Jun 30, 2000
A broad swath of above-average land surface temperatures stretched across southern Australia in late January and early February 2009.
Published Feb 5, 2009
This true-color image shows North and South America as they would appear from 35,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth.
Published Oct 17, 2000
In January 2016, a deep chill descended across eastern Asia, particular Mongolia.
Published Jan 30, 2016
