The desert Southwest endured more than three weeks of extreme temperatures in July 2023.
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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.
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Extreme heat broke meteorological records, canceled flights, and made life miserable for millions of people.
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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.
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Humidity and the abrupt onset of extremely high temperatures have killed thousands of people in India.
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Extreme temperatures and humidity affected millions of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South in August 2023.
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All-time national and regional records for summer temperatures have fallen several times in recent weeks.
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