If you thought this July was just toasty, you probably didn’t realize you were living through the hottest month in modern history. On Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared July 2021 the world’s hottest month in 142 years of records.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
July 2021 was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA finds
By Kasha Patel
August 13, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. EDT