This is the 14th consecutive month of record heat for the globe. Reports that the earth broke another monthly high average temperature record have become alarming in their repetitiveness. 2016 is also shaping up to again be the hottest year on record, with January-June being the hottest first half of any year ever recorded — 1°C above average for land and ocean, and 2°C above average for just land areas.

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