🌿 Environment 5d ago · Matt Simon

Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was

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Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
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Let’s put this summer’s extraordinary heat in perspective.



Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed what so many Americans suspected, that the heat has been extra unbearable lately: This meteorological summer, which runs from June through August, was the hottest on record for the contiguous U.S., beating the previous champions of 1936 and 2021 by 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Compared to the average over the 20th century, this summer was 3 degrees hotter, with August

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