An early summer heatwave contributed to the country’s already active fire season.
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The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning in summer 2023, with implications for the health of coral reefs.
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June, July, and August were 0.23°C (0.41°F) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record.
Extreme temperatures and humidity affected millions of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South in August 2023.
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Earth in July 2023 was 1.18°C (2.12°F) warmer than the average for the month, and warmer than any other month in the 143-year record.
The desert Southwest endured more than three weeks of extreme temperatures in July 2023.
Record-breaking heat stifled western U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
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