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2022 Tied for Fifth Warmest Year on Record
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Published January 12, 2023
Earth in 2022 was about 1.11°C (2°F) warmer than the late 19th century average.
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Flooding in Eastern Australia
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Published April 8, 2022
Yet another extreme precipitation event sent rivers out of their banks, inundating coastal towns and prompting evacuations.
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Great Barrier Reef Mass Bleaching Event
Published April 6, 2022
It was the sixth such widespread bleaching event of the reef since 1998, and the first to occur during La Niña conditions, which are typically cooler.
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Wildfires Ravage Corrientes, Argentina
Published February 17, 2022
A heatwave and an ongoing drought have fueled fires that continue to burn across this agricultural region.
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Chilean Volcano Low on Snow
Published February 14, 2022
The slopes of Villarrica volcano in the southern Andes Mountains appeared more bare than usual during summer 2021-2022.
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Massive Winter Storm Sweeps Across U.S.
Published February 4, 2022
A severe winter storm cut a wide swath across the U.S. bringing heavy snow, freezing rain, and treacherous ice.
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Southern Hemisphere Scorchers
Published January 14, 2022
A summer heatwave knocked out power in Argentina, while heat in Western Australia likely tied the hottest temperature ever measured south of the equator.
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2021 Continued Earth’s Warming Trend
Published January 13, 2022
The past eight years have been the warmest in the global record.
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Flash Floods Swamp Iran
After months of severe drought, a burst of rain is causing problems.
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A Scorcher in Siberia and Europe
Published June 30, 2021
While record-breaking heat enveloped the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, other parts of the Northern Hemisphere also saw early-summer temperatures climb.
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Exceptional Heat Hits Pacific Northwest
Published June 28, 2021
In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a “historic and dangerous” heatwave.
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Heatwave Scorches the Middle East
Published June 11, 2021
A phenomenon known as a “heat dome” set the stage for remarkably high temperatures as meteorological summer got under way.
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