Temperature
Perspectives
Beyond the Forecast: National Heat Safety Week Helps You Prepare for a Heat-Resilient Summer
Heat is one of the deadliest weather hazards globally, and heat safety is a critical intersection of atmospheric science and...
Science Spotlights
Hot Times in the City
PROBLEM: Assessing the health impacts of heat in cities can be challenging, because urban temperature measurements are often taken at...
Science Spotlights
Migrating Droughts
“Climate doesn’t respect national borders. We’re more interconnected than we thought.” — Enrique Vivoni of Arizona State University, on new...
Papers of Note
Amplified Land-Lake Thermal Contrast May Change Local Weather in a Warmer Climate
A summary of “Global Land-Lake Thermal Contrast in a Warming World,” by Heng Lyu (Yale, and Nanjing University of Information...
From AMS Journals
Global Record in Question: Could Death Valley lose its claim to “world’s hottest place”?
New analysis of the Death Valley record for hottest weather-related air-surface temperature recorded on Earth suggests the record is “implausible.”
From AMS Journals
Takeaways from The State of the Climate in 2024
According to the 35th annual State of the Climate report, greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and oceans, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2024, and ice loss from glaciers was the most on record.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Global Indicators
We speak with “State of the Climate in 2024” Global Climate chapter co-editors about key 2024 climate indicators, including record greenhouse gases and heat.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from North America
We speak with a State of the Climate in 2024 "North America" section editor about the continent's warmest year, extreme events, and Hurricane Helene.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from Africa
We speak with a “State of the Climate in 2024” Africa section co-editor about Africa's climate in 2024, including extreme heat and precipitation.
From AMS Journals
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from the Tropics
We speak with “State of the Climate in 2024” Tropics chapter co-editor Carl Schreck about tropical oceans and storms in 2024, including Hurricane Helene.
