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

July 05, 2019 | Article

For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage, Alaska, reached 90 degrees F (32 degrees Celsius).
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Most of the World to Face Record-High Temperatures Every Year Without Serious Climate Action

June 17, 2019 | Article

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.
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Photos: Cropmarks Reveal Traces of Lost Civilizations in England

August 15, 2018 | Image Album

Fields laden with cropmarks serve as a map for archeological finds.
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Heat Wave Reveals Cropmarks of Lost Civilizations in England

August 15, 2018 | Article

Dry conditions have revealed unknown archaeological sites hidden beneath England's fields.
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Death Valley Smashes Heat Record, 2nd Year in a Row

August 01, 2018 | Article

The hottest place in the U.S., Death Valley, was not left out of this year's record-breaking heat wave.
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Shocking Global Map Shows the Extent of a Global Heat Wave

July 27, 2018 | Article

Heat waves swarm across the world, and a new visualization shows just how bad things are.
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Arctic Circle Burns As Record Heat Broils Northern Europe

July 19, 2018 | Article

Record temperatures are helping to turn northern Europe into a tinderbox.
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Hundreds of 'Boiled' Bats Fall from Sky in Australian Heat Wave

January 08, 2018 | Article

Extreme heat in Australia has deadly consequences.
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South Asia May Become Too Hot for Humans to Survive by 2100

August 07, 2017 | Article

By the end of this century, temperatures in South Asia — a region where about one-fifth of the world's population lives — could become too hot and humid for people to survive, according to a new study.
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How Hot Will Your City Get By 2100?

July 05, 2017 | Article

Summers around the world are already warmer than they used to be, and they’re going to get dramatically hotter by century’s end if carbon pollution continues to rise.
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