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Smoke across central Russia
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Smoke across central Russia

In late-July 2013, wildfires poured thick smoke across central Russia.

Published Jul 29, 2013

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Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia
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Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia

Fires are raging in eastern Siberia in the midst of an unusually long-lived heat wave.

Published Jun 23, 2020

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Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires in the Rockies
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Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires in the Rockies

Record temperatures have accompanied destructive fires in the Rocky Mountains.

Published Jun 29, 2012

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Wildfires in Siberia
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Wildfires in Siberia

Wildfires burned in eastern Russia on August 28, 2012.

Published Aug 28, 2012

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Fires in Eastern Russia
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Fires in Eastern Russia

On June 27, 2013, NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of wildfires burning in northeastern Russia.

Published Jun 27, 2013

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Land Surface Temperatures, Early July 2010
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Land Surface Temperatures, Early July 2010

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

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Wildfires Rage in Siberia
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Wildfires Rage in Siberia

Smoke billowed from several fires in north-central Russia in June 2016.

Published Jun 30, 2016

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Heat Broils the American Southwest
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Heat Broils the American Southwest

Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.

Published Jun 23, 2017

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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year
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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year

In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.

Published Aug 11, 2016

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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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Heatwave in Russia
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Heatwave in Russia

This map shows areas of above- and below-normal temperatures in Russia between July 20 and 27, 2010.

Published Aug 9, 2010

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Fires  and Fall in Russia
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Fires and Fall in Russia

Wildfires continue to burn, even as summer turns to fall in Siberia. 2016 has been active for fires in the region.

Published Sep 15, 2016

Heat Land Life Fires

Night View of Fires in Siberia
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Night View of Fires in Siberia

The Suomi NPP satellite carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night.

Published Aug 7, 2012

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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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Wildfires in Siberia
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Wildfires in Siberia

Thick smoke billowed from fires in Yakutia on July 10, 2012.

Published Jul 12, 2012

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Smoke and Fires in Siberia
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Smoke and Fires in Siberia

Fires in the Far East of Russia produced large amounts of smoke on June 28, 2012.

Published Jun 29, 2012

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