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An Unusually Warm February in the United Kingdom
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An Unusually Warm February in the United Kingdom

England, Scotland, and Wales all recorded their warmest winter day ever in February 2019.

Published Mar 5, 2019

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Some Perspective on Winter 2014
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Some Perspective on Winter 2014

Though the talk in much of the United States was about polar vortices and wicked cold snaps, the wider world was actually warmer than normal.

Published Mar 20, 2014

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Heat Wave Stifles Australia
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Heat Wave Stifles Australia

Temperatures topping 118° F, 48° C, baked eastern Australia during the final days of 2013 and first week of 2014.

Published Jan 12, 2014

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Heat Wave Breaks Records in Australia
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Heat Wave Breaks Records in Australia

Temperatures soared in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

Published Feb 21, 2017

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Australia Unusually Warm in November 2006
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Australia Unusually Warm in November 2006

Deep red paints the coastal mountains of southeastern Australia, hangs over the continent’s arid interior, and dots much of the rest of the land in this image, indicating that unusually high temperatures reigned in November 2006.

Published Dec 28, 2006

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Springtime Heatwave in Southeastern Australia
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Springtime Heatwave in Southeastern Australia

Land surface temperatures were far above average in southeastern Australia during a springtime heatwave in November 2009.

Published Dec 1, 2009

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Blistering Summer in Australia
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Blistering Summer in Australia

A series of heatwaves has been breaking temperature records across the nation.

Published Jan 31, 2019

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Southeastern Australia Turns Green
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Southeastern Australia Turns Green

After two years of severe drought, abundant rain finally fell over the Australian state and turned the landscape green.

Published Jun 22, 2020

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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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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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Australia Greens After Record Rains
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Australia Greens After Record Rains

This vegetation map reveals that plants in southeastern Australia’s Wheatbelt were flourishing under abundant spring rains.

Published Dec 23, 2010

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