Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
Published Jun 23, 2017
Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.
Published Mar 21, 2012
Surface temperatures in the city can rival the desert. White or "green" rooftops can change that.
Published Apr 20, 2012
A chilly March ended a seventeen-month warm spell.
Published May 17, 2017
April temperatures soared far above normal, with one location in Thailand breaking the national record.
Published May 4, 2016
Record temperatures have accompanied destructive fires in the Rocky Mountains.
Published Jun 29, 2012
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
In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Published Aug 11, 2016
Acquired in the summer of 2002, these color-coded images compare the urban heat islands of Buffalo, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island.
Published Dec 14, 2010
