Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis

Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all previous monthly temperature records stretching back over the full 132 years of reliable measurements.

Last month’s average temperature was 3.3F (1.8C) higher than the 20th century average for the contiguous United States, which excludes Alaska and Hawaii, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).

This means the month was the hottest July, and hottest of all months, in records that go back to 1895. It surpasses previous high marks set in July 1936, in the teeth of Dust Bowl conditions, and July 2012.

  • Strider
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    19 hours ago

    Not to intrude too much from a different angle here, but seeing US politics and the messed up 2 party system and such, the more I looked the more horrified I was. Compared to e.g. European countries diverse systems with several parties all over the spectrum in parliament there’s just no comparison or even democracy.

    And once we Europeans say this, I get flak and aggression.

    (so if I understand your post correctly interculturally we basically should agree since I am saying you don’t really have much choice in politics)