ScienceUS records hottest summer in 132 years

The United States experienced its hottest summer since NOAA records began 132 years ago, with the June-to-August average 1.7C above the 20th-century norm. August was also the hottest on record. Extreme heat coincided with worsening drought, affecting about 59 percent of the contiguous US by September 1.

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