Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
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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.
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Temperature Extremes
Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.
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In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.
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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.
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A blocking high-pressure system and a heat wave helped fuel an outbreak of wildfires in far northern Siberia.
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April temperatures soared far above normal, with one location in Thailand breaking the national record.