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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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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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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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Heat Wave Hits Thailand, India
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Heat Wave Hits Thailand, India

April temperatures soared far above normal, with one location in Thailand breaking the national record.

Published May 4, 2016

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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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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 Across the United States
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Heat Wave Across the United States

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.

Published Aug 6, 2011

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Baked Alaska
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Baked Alaska

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

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How Warm Was Summer 2010?
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How Warm Was Summer 2010?

2010 was the 4th warmest summer in the 131-year-temperature record. Unusually warm summers in the U.S. and Europe created the impression of global warming run amuck, but extrapolating global trends based on one or two regions can be misleading.

Published Oct 1, 2010

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October Scorches Records in the Northeast
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October Scorches Records in the Northeast

Weather records fell across the northeastern United States and Canada’s Ontario and Maritime provinces.

Published Nov 16, 2017

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How Widespread was the Australian Heatwave?
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How Widespread was the Australian Heatwave?

Satellite observations of land surface temperatures show a continent broiling under record-setting mid-summer heat.

Published Jan 23, 2013

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Opposites Attract
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Opposites Attract

In December 2013, the same kink in the jet stream brought frigid cold to the continental U.S. and record heat to Alaska.

Published Dec 14, 2013

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