July in U.S. was hottest in history

Thursday, August 9, 2012

WASHINGTON -- This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

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