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Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record
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Published September 14, 2023
June, July, and August were 0.23°C (0.41°F) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record.
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The Ocean Has a Fever
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Published August 25, 2023
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
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July 2023 Was the Hottest Month on Record
Published August 14, 2023
Earth in July 2023 was 1.18°C (2.12°F) warmer than the average for the month, and warmer than any other month in the 143-year record.
A Rough Harvest for Kansas Wheat
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Published June 22, 2023
Prolonged drought in Kansas set the stage for what may be one of the state’s smallest wheat harvests in decades.
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Great Lakes Low on Ice
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Published February 17, 2023
This winter, ice cover in the basin has hovered at unusually low levels.
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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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La Niña Times Three
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Published December 8, 2022
Three consecutive years of La Niña conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean make this a rare “triple dip” event.
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Drought and Barge Backups on the Mississippi
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Published October 21, 2022
Low water levels are making it difficult to ship goods down the river and allowing a wedge of saltwater to move upstream.
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