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News Release 16-032
Ocean temperatures predict U.S. heat waves 50 days out
Pacific pattern forms in advance of hot days in Eastern U.S.
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Scientists have found a way of predicting an increased chance of a summer heat wave.
Credit: NSF Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER Site
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June 29, 2012, was the hottest day of the year in the eastern U.S.
Credit: National Weather Service
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Sea-surface temperature anomalies in the mid-latitude Pacific 50 days out from June 29, 2012.
Credit: Courtesy Karen McKinnon, NCAR
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The summer of 2012 was a scorcher. Three heat waves struck the U.S.
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Heat waves affect energy use, farming and other aspects of society.
Credit: NASA
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Grasses become sere and brown in the baking summer sun.
Credit: NSF Konza Prairie LTER Site
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