On Tuesday, as the United States commemorated its 247th birthday, the planet experienced its hottest day on record—this according to data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction and calculations by the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer tool. That record was promptly tied the following day.
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Source: Phys.org