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The floor is lava; June 2021 was the hottest June in North American history.

June 2021 smashed heat records in North America

By Brandon Specktor published

Satellite data finds that June 2021 was the hottest June ever recorded in North America.

Weather
Scorching temperatures descended over the Pacific Northwest and Canada this week as a heat dome trapped a high-pressure block in place.

A dangerous 'Omega block' is trapping scorching hot air over the US and Canada

By Brandon Specktor published

Undulations in the jet stream have caused a heat dome to descend on the Pacific Northwest, leading to record high temperatures in the US and Canada.

Climate Change
The dramatic badlands of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley lit by the late afternoon sun.

'Heat dome' scorches western US with record-breaking temps

By Stephanie Pappas published

Temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit are part of a "heat dome" scorching the western United States.

Weather
The Creek Fire rapidly moves near Shaver Lake, California on Tuesday (Sept. 8).

Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.

Wildfires
Thousands of common murres such as this one died and washed ashore as a result of a marine heat wave known as "the blob."

A Hot Blob in the Pacific Ocean Caused 1 Million Seabirds to Die

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Five years ago, tens of thousands of emaciated seabirds washed ashore on the Pacific Coast.

Rivers & Oceans
A man wiping sweat from his face under the hot sun.

What Is Heat Exhaustion?

By Nicole Haloupek published

What do football players and sugarcane harvesters have in common? They may all be at risk for heat exhaustion — a hazardous condition that can lead to fatal heat stroke.

Health
A road on a hot summer day.

People Are Getting 2nd-Degree Burns from Sidewalks

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Hot days can rapidly bring pavements to sizzling temperatures.

Health
Lifeguard Luke Orot at Jewel Lake on July 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, which is bracing for record-warm temperatures.

Whoa! Alaska Is Hotter Than NYC. Here's Why.

By Jeanna Bryner published

For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage, Alaska, reached 90 degrees F (32 degrees Celsius).

Climate Change
A boy quenches his thirst at a water tap during a scorching heat wave, on May 15, 2017, in New Delhi, India.

Most of the World to Face Record-High Temperatures Every Year Without Serious Climate Action

By Brandon Specktor published

About 60% of the world will face record-high temperatures every year for the next 100 years if we don't tackle climate change now, a new study suggests.

Climate Change
Ancient Civilization markings

Photos: Cropmarks Reveal Traces of Lost Civilizations in England

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Fields laden with cropmarks serve as a map for archeological finds.

Human Behavior
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