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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps8/20/2015 12:08:18 PM
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NOAA: July was Earth's hottest month ever recorded

July was the hottest single month worldwide since records began in 1880, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.

The temperature in July, when averaged for all locations around the planet, was 61.86 degrees F, topping the previous hottest months of July 1998 and July 2010.

July is typically the hottest month of the year.

Much of western and central Europe was extremely hot. Austria sweltered to its hottest month ever recorded in the country's 249-year period of records. Spain had its hottest month on record, while France had its third-warmest month.

The average temperature for Africa was the second highest for July, behind only July 2002, NOAA said.

Overall, the combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for July 2015 was 1.46°F degrees above the 20th-century average of 60.4 degrees, NOAA reported.

This meshes with data from NASA and the Japan Meteorological Administration released earlier this week. NASA said that temperatures in July 2015 beat the previous record in July 2011 by .036 degrees.

Additionally, last month marked the 39th consecutive July — and 365th consecutive month — with a global temperature that was above average.

NOAA climate scientist Jake Crouch told the Associated Press that 2015 will likely end up the hottest year on record, beating last year.

Crouch says this reaffirms that the Earth is warming, with a boost this year from an El Niño warming of the Pacific Ocean.

usatoday.com

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