The heat has broken temperature records in several parts of the continent.
Published Jun 28, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
High-pressure ridges over the oceans drive warm-weather systems over the continents.
Published Jul 12, 2015
England, Scotland, and Wales all recorded their warmest winter day ever in February 2019.
Published Mar 5, 2019
Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.
Published Apr 17, 2012
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
In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Published Aug 11, 2016
Fires are raging in eastern Siberia in the midst of an unusually long-lived heat wave.
Published Jun 23, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
The record-warm July continued a streak of ten consecutive months that have set new monthly high-temperature records.
Published Aug 21, 2016
Analysis of global temperatures shows that the year was the 9th hottest in the past 130 years. Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since 2000.
Published Jan 20, 2012
A persistent heatwave has been lingering over parts of Europe, setting record high temperatures and turning typically green landscapes to brown.
Published Jul 27, 2018Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Temperature Extremes
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