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Summer Heat Wave in South America

February 2025 was a scorcher, with record temperatures in parts of Brazil and notable heat in Argentina.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Summer Heat Wave in South America.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using GEOS-5 data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 28, 2025
Data acquired February 17, 2025

Source:: Model