Summer

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Coral Crisis: Massive Accumulation of Heat Stress in Summer 2023

We Asked Readers to Spend the Summer Watching Birds. Here’s What Happened.

NASA confirms summer 2023 was Earth's hottest on record

NASA: Summer 2023 Was Earth’s Hottest Since Global Records Began in 1880

NASA Confirms 2023 Summer The Hottest Ever; Here’s What’s Really Different This Time

Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record

NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

A Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems

Half the World's Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer

This Seabird Courtship Ritual Is the Romance of the Summer

Growing Up in the Space Age: Summer Vacations of the ‘70s

Current Climate: This Summer’s Air Quality Keeps Getting Worse

July's Full Buck Moon is the 1st of 4 supermoons this summer

Mars, Venus and Neptune put on a summer skywatching show tonight. Here's how to see it.

How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer?

Austin, St. Paul And Miami Set Heat Records—Here Are The Record-Breaking Cities This Summer

Current Climate: Facing A Summer Of Heat Waves And Hurricanes

NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun

Austin, San Antonio And Miami Set Heat Records—Here Are The Record-Breaking Cities This Summer

How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat