Heat Wave
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![Simultaneous heatwaves have hit both polar regions and caused temperatures to rise by at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEJpoq3sU7Hp3KRz3phQkd-320-80.jpg)
Alarming heat waves hit Arctic and Antarctica at the same time
By Harry Baker published
Simultaneous heat waves have hit the Arctic and Antarctica, raising temperatures by more than 50 degrees in parts of both polar regions.
![EU satellite imagery shows an extreme heatwave in Greece and Turkey in early August. A new report found July 2021 to be the hottest month on Earth in recorded history.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EX7YMUo5HiQtQq6bp6GYtb-320-80.jpg)
July 2021 was officially the hottest month ever
By Brandon Specktor published
July 2021 was the single hottest month in history, according to a new NOAA report.
![The RaceTrack Playa in Death Valley National Park in California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wpA8pEYbrPQw63UmikBfZb-320-80.jpg)
Death Valley hits 130 degrees, nearly breaking heat record
By Jeanna Bryner published
Temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit are part of a "heat dome" scorching the western United States.
![The floor is lava; June 2021 was the hottest June in North American history.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axcPAtKboKu5tMULKxGLEb-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Scorching temperatures descended over the Pacific Northwest and Canada this week as a heat dome trapped a high-pressure block in place.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJPnN8GmXKVC4hZhe7LD97-320-80.jpeg)
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.
![The dramatic badlands of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley lit by the late afternoon sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntp2A5Ky32NqpRXy3qKSTo-320-80.jpg)
'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.
![The Creek Fire rapidly moves near Shaver Lake, California on Tuesday (Sept. 8).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmYq669oUrR6XFR54QqjX9-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Thousands of common murres such as this one died and washed ashore as a result of a marine heat wave known as "the blob."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBxfHNzgnAH77HEn9eGjoC-320-80.jpg)
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.
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