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Topic: Heat

Chilean Antarctic Program boat in Anvers Island, Antarctica. Bob Farrell, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Earth just had its 3rd-warmest February on record

March 12, 2025

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monthly climate report

Chilean Antarctic Program boat in Anvers Island, Antarctica. Bob Farrell, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

OCTOBER 3, 2024: Vehicles passing along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, California, during a triple-digit heatwave throughout Southern California.

National Weather Service simplifies Heat Watch, Heat Warning products

March 10, 2025

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advisories, watches, warnings

OCTOBER 3, 2024: Vehicles passing along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, California, during a triple-digit heatwave throughout Southern California.

JULY 4, 2024: The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. 2024 was the world’s warmest year in NOAA’s 175-year global climate record. Credit: Getty Images.

What's the hottest Earth's ever been?

February 26, 2025

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JULY 4, 2024: The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. 2024 was the world’s warmest year in NOAA’s 175-year global climate record. Credit: Getty Images.

Photo showing Ashley Ward (center), director of the Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub, greets participants at the HeatWise Policy Partnership Summit organized by Duke University in June 2024: Credit: Ashley Stephenson.

NOAA awards $700,000 to communities, academia for extreme heat planning, research

January 14, 2025

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Inflation Reduction Act

Photo showing Ashley Ward (center), director of the Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub, greets participants at the HeatWise Policy Partnership Summit organized by Duke University in June 2024: Credit: Ashley Stephenson.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. Gentoo penguins and seals make their return to Palmer Station in Antarctica. Antarctic sea ice coverage in 2024 was the second lowest on record.

2024 was the world’s warmest year on record

January 10, 2025

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global average temperatures

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. Gentoo penguins and seals make their return to Palmer Station in Antarctica. Antarctic sea ice coverage in 2024 was the second lowest on record.

People cool off and play in water sprayed from a fire hydrant during hot weather in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. New York state — and the continental U.S. — had their warmest year on record in 2024.

2024 was nation’s warmest year on record

January 10, 2025

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People cool off and play in water sprayed from a fire hydrant during hot weather in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. New York state — and the continental U.S. — had their warmest year on record in 2024.

November 27, 2024: People watch as the sun rises over Ben Buckler Point in Sydney, Australia, during a severe November heatwave. Some locations around the state of New South Wales, Australia, saw high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s that week. Regionally, Oceania had its second-warmest November on record.

Earth saw its 2nd-warmest November on record

December 12, 2024

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November 27, 2024: People watch as the sun rises over Ben Buckler Point in Sydney, Australia, during a severe November heatwave. Some locations around the state of New South Wales, Australia, saw high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s that week. Regionally, Oceania had its second-warmest November on record.

November 15, 2024: Shriveled leaves and bushes cover the ground at Brooklyn's Prospect Park as New York City and much of the Northeast saw a warm and dry November 2024, wrapping up the warmest fall in the U.S. on record.

Fall 2024 was nation’s warmest on record

December 9, 2024

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November 15, 2024: Shriveled leaves and bushes cover the ground at Brooklyn's Prospect Park as New York City and much of the Northeast saw a warm and dry November 2024, wrapping up the warmest fall in the U.S. on record.

Photo showing an aerial view of a Caltrans changeable message sign on Highway 101 that displays a warning about extreme heat on July 02, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. Much of California is experiencing an extended heat wave the will bring extreme temperatures to much of the state for the next week. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Communities can now apply for financial, technical help planning for extreme heat

November 20, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

climate resilience

Gateway to NOAA

Photo showing an aerial view of a Caltrans changeable message sign on Highway 101 that displays a warning about extreme heat on July 02, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. Much of California is experiencing an extended heat wave the will bring extreme temperatures to much of the state for the next week. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

OCTOBER 31, 2024: A view of Mount Fuji in Yamanakako Village, Japan. Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since the Japan Meteorological Agency’s records began 130 years ago. October 2024 was Earth’s second-warmest October in NOAA’s 175-year record.

Planet saw its 2nd-warmest October in 175-year record

November 13, 2024

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monthly climate report

OCTOBER 31, 2024: A view of Mount Fuji in Yamanakako Village, Japan. Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since the Japan Meteorological Agency’s records began 130 years ago. October 2024 was Earth’s second-warmest October in NOAA’s 175-year record.

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