Global Atmosphere, Ocean Temperatures Break Records in June

Texans felt the heat more than most, as hundreds of people got sick and more than a dozen died from heat-related causes. Global temperature maps have become dark red as rising temperatures capped the world’s warmest day since record-keeping began in 1979, while last month was the hottest June, according to new data from U.S. and European scientists. The global average atmospheric temperature on Tuesday, July 4, was 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the previous record of 62.6 degrees on July 3, according to data that is collected daily by the...