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 Exceptional Australian Heat Wave
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Exceptional Australian Heat Wave

A broad swath of above-average land surface temperatures stretched across southern Australia in late January and early February 2009.

Published Feb 5, 2009

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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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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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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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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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Record Hot April in Australia
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Record Hot April in Australia

Published May 12, 2005

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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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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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