{"id":60291,"date":"2024-06-11T10:05:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/935f7a23-184a-4cf9-b4b8-a5dae859a489"},"modified":"2024-06-11T10:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:39:42","slug":"nasa-map-shows-early-summer-heatwave-across-nevada-arizona-and-california-as-temperatures-reach-122f","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/nasa-map-shows-early-summer-heatwave-across-nevada-arizona-and-california-as-temperatures-reach-122f\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA map shows early summer heatwave across Nevada, Arizona and California as temperatures reach 122\u00b0F"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 June 2024 at 10:05 AM<\/p>

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A satellite map of the US Southwest and Northern Mexico shows scorching air temperatures as an early summer heatwave broke records in Nevada, Arizona and California.<\/p>

On June 6 and 7, 2024, high temperatures broke calendar-day records across all three states.<\/p>

Mexico experienced high temperatures for most May, breaking heat records there.<\/p>

Then, by early June, high temperatures expanded into the U.S. at the same time as a low-pressure blocking system in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>

How astronomy and spaceflight help us protect Earth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Map showing a heatwave across US Southwest on 6 June 2024. NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using GEOS data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC. Story by Adam Voiland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The above map was released by NASA and was produced using observations by satellites and other sources.<\/p>
Darkest reds represent temperatures of over 108\u00b0 Fahrenheit (42\u00b0 Celsius) at about 6.5 feet (2 metres) above the ground.<\/p>
The temperatures recorded in this part of the US are staggering: 111\u00b0F (44\u00b0C) in Las Vegas, Nevada on 6 June 2024, above the previous record for that date.<\/p>
The same day, Phoenix, Arizona experienced highs of 112\u00b0F (44.5\u00b0C) and Death Valley, California saw temperatures reach 122\u00b0F (50\u00b0C).<\/p>
***Astronaut captures lights of northeastern USA from space<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>***
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Map showing a heatwave across US Southwest on 6 June 2024. NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using GEOS data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC. Story by Adam Voiland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
“Heat waves like this one have become more frequent in the United States in recent decades”, according to a team of researchers at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center.<\/p>
Data shows summer heat waves in the US doubled in number between 1980 and 2023, increasing from an average of two to four per month.<\/p>
***NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using GEOS data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC. Analysis by Adam Voiland.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>***
***earthobservatory.nasa.gov<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n***
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