Extreme temperatures baked northern cities for nearly three weeks.
Published Jun 12, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Temperature Extremes
April temperatures soared far above normal, with one location in Thailand breaking the national record.
Published May 4, 2016
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
Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
Published Jun 23, 2017
Humidity and the abrupt onset of extremely high temperatures have killed thousands of people in India.
Published Jun 5, 2015
Surface water supplies are diminished after several years of underwhelming monsoons and oppressive heat.
Published Jun 17, 2016
A chilly March ended a seventeen-month warm spell.
Published May 17, 2017
NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument observed extreme early morning temperatures in the desert of California and Nevada.
Published Aug 20, 2020Atmosphere Heat Land Water Drought Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
2019 has brought exceptional rain to some areas, and the monsoon is retreating later than any season in recent memory.
Published Oct 7, 2019Image of the Day Land Water Drought Floods Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
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
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
Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.
Published Mar 21, 2012
Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.
Published Aug 9, 2017
This land surface temperature anomaly map spans the three months of meteorological winter: December 2008-February 2009.
Published May 9, 2009
