A Scorcher in Siberia and Europe

While record-breaking heat enveloped the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, other parts of the Northern Hemisphere also saw early-summer temperatures climb.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using AIRS data from the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) and data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 30, 2021
Data acquired June 18 - 25, 2021

Sources:

Aqua > AIRS

DMSP > SSM/I

DMSP > SSMIS

Nimbus 7 > SMMR