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  • Record-breaking June 2021 heatwave impacts the U.S. West

    June 23, 2021

    An early summer heatwave across the drought-stricken West smashed records in seven states as temperatures cleared 100 degrees Fahrenheit for days on end. 

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    June 21, 2021

    Among the simplest ways to turn global climate data into pictures is a row of colored stripes showing each year's temperature and precipitation compared to the long-term average. Use this clickable map to see U.S. state and county climate trends since 1895.

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    May 2021 tied for sixth-warmest May on record

    June 15, 2021

    May 2021 global surface temperature was 1.46°F above the 20th-century average, tying with 2018 as the sixth-warmest May in the 142-year record.

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    The road to resilience

    June 10, 2021

    NOAA SeaGrant in North Carolina partnered with state and local groups to evaluate strategies for coping with inland road flooding during tropical storms and hurricanes.

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    June 10, 2021

    The ENSO forecast favors neutral conditions through the fall, but there's more to it than that!

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