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  • Map of global temperature anomaly in July 2021 with a grah overlay of historical time series

    Earth's hottest month was record hot in 2021

    August 16, 2021

    Global average surface temperature in July—the hottest month of the year on average—set a new record in 2021. It's virtually certain that the year will go on to become one of the ten warmest years in the historical record.

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  • August 2021 ENSO update: Rockin’ out of neutral?

    August 12, 2021

    Neutral conditions are hanging on, but for how long? Our blogger explains why a return to La Niña this fall/winter is looking more likely. 

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  • Maps of US temp and precip patterns for July 2021

    U.S. climate highlights for July 2021

    August 10, 2021

    Stories of drought, extreme heat, and fires dominated the weather headlines for the West in July. The central and eastern U.S. were wet and relatively cool.

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  • Release of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 1

    August 9, 2021

    The conclusions from the Physical Science Basis report from Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are clear: climate change is already affecting nearly every part of the planet, and human activities are unequivocally the cause.

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  • August 2021 U.S. Climate Outlook: Rains continue across the Southeast; Hot and dry continues across the northern Plains

    August 3, 2021

    The August 2021 Climate outlook favors a wetter-than-average month across the Southwest and Southeast and above-average temperatures across much of the contiguous U.S..

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