NASA confirms: this July was the hottest month on record.🌡️http://go.nasa.gov/3qwsszU

Our record starts in 1880, when consistent global recordkeeping became possible. It shows an undeniable pattern of increasing global temperatures, primarily from human emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Got climate questions? Use #AskNASA!
@nasa scientists will be answering your questions live today, August 14, from 3 to 4:30pm Eastern.
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Our planet is already feeling the effects of record-breaking temperatures and climate change.

2023 brought sweltering heat waves, record high Atlantic sea surface temperatures, and fires in Canada sending smoke thousands of miles away.

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“This July was massively warmer than any previous July and any previous month on record, which goes back to 1880,” said @NASAGISS Director Gavin Schmidt.
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In 2022, severe lightning ignited fires in Alaska. 🔥

A year later, @VUamsterdam scientists with @nasa’s ABoVE project are studying the burned tundra to understand how Arctic fires impact plants, soil, permafrost and more. https://go.nasa.gov/3DQ2fiF
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Got questions about recent heat and climate change? Use #AskNASA and we may answer them during our NASA Science Live on August 14 at 3:30pmET.
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A fast-moving wildfire in Maui occurred during a period of strong winds and dry conditions. In this #Landsat 8 image from Aug. 8, infrared light shows the locations of active fires in yellow. The fires burned in the town of Lahaina and northwest of Kihei. https://go.nasa.gov/3OSyJPU
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Khanun isn't the only storm active in the Pacific right now. The @NOAA-@nasa Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of storms Khanun, Lan and Dora on August 9, 2023.
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Tropical Cyclone Khanun took a zigzagging path toward the Korean Peninsula.

The @NOAA-@nasa satellite Suomi NPP captured this image on August 8 when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 kilometers (50 miles) per hour. https://go.nasa.gov/3qnk6KX
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Surface temperatures in cities are usually warmer than in rural and undeveloped lands because of human activities and building materials. Streets are often the hottest part because dark asphalt paving absorbs more sunlight than lighter-colored ones. https://go.nasa.gov/3OOzzNr
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Roads and buildings grew progressively hotter during a heat wave in Phoenix, AZ, sometimes around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) after sunset.🌡️

NASA data show a cumulative heating effect, where built surfaces don’t fully cool overnight before the next day’s heat.

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Actually there was a nice #Landsat overpass .

The standard RGB shows no obvious plume coming from the #volcano at the time of the overpass, and nothing obvious in the more general view .

But when looking at the NIR composite, there is a distinctive track of brighter clouds
(#volcanotrack) which is a telltale of clouds contaminated by the volcano.

This coincides with the similar picture taken by the #MODIS
sensor, which has coarser resolution.

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Seasonal warmth led to the rapid disintegration of sea ice near two large outlet glaciers in Greenland. 🌊🧊

A pocket of persistent open water – or polynya – had formed within the sea ice on July 21 (left). By July 25 (right), the sea ice had broken out. https://go.nasa.gov/3YntuL7
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Prolonged heavy rains in northern Australia set off new plant growth across Channel Country.

More vegetation grew in areas like the Lake Eyre Basin, seen in these enhanced-color images from @nasa’s Terra satellite.

🌧️🌱: https://go.nasa.gov/47jc9a5
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Catching crop disease early 🍇

From the air, a NASA instrument helps spot a wine grape disease before it’s visible to the human eye. This remote sensing technique could help detect early signs of infection in this and other crops. https://go.nasa.gov/43XFeFk
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The answer is Windpark Fryslân, the largest freshwater wind farm on Earth!

The array of 89 wind turbines, located in Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, produces enough electricity to power about half a million homes. ⚡🏠 https://go.nasa.gov/3DJubVC
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Ready for a puzzler? 🤔🧩

Tell us where this is, what we’re looking at, and anything interesting about this satellite image. We’ll share the answer at 3pm ET.
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Good evening, Türkiye. 🌃

An astronaut aboard the @Space_Station took this nighttime photograph of the coastal Mediterranean city of Antalya, Türkiye in September 2022, showing the sharp contrast between urban infrastructure and natural areas. https://go.nasa.gov/3q5u43v
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Welcome to Wildfires 101 🔥

Wildfires are an important part of many ecosystems, but climate change is causing fires to burn larger, longer, and more often. @nasa science helps us learn about and prepare for fires in a warmer world. https://go.nasa.gov/47iWmIA

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Is climate change the same as global warming? Not quite.

The warming of Earth — or global warming — is just one factor that makes up a range of changes that are happening to our planet, which is climate change.

And @nasa is studying all of it: https://climate.nasa.gov/

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